Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:39 am
by Bryan Cotton
Hey all,
I can’t get the top corner rivets on my WIX-F04/05 corner plates.
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There should be a row of 4 on the vertical, but the top one seems impossible on both sides.
I may be able to get them if I remove the reinforcements under the longeron where the windshield bow goes through. Those parts are SNX-F14-04 longeron doubler. It would mean drilling out 8 rivets per side and then unbolted the bow.
Anybody have any wisdom here?
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:50 pm
by XenosN42
Hey Bryan,
There are some great tips in this video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rivet+gun+for+tight+spaces+eaa&docid=607995969930090073&mid=794E40FE9EEAD4390AC4794E40FE9EEAD4390AC4&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
Hope this helps.
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:02 pm
by Bryan Cotton
Thanks Michael. Im pretty much up to speed on all those tricks. The clearance is so bad I can’t even get the rivet in. I’m not sure any of my wedges would allow me to pull it anyway, the longeron doubler is a killer.
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:42 am
by peter anson
How about inserting the rivet from the front? It’ll still be tight but at least the longeron doubler won’t be in the way.
Peter
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:10 am
by Bryan Cotton
I had considered that also Peter. I’m not sure I have room with all the panel stuff installed. I’ll look again. I take it everybody got that rivet in except me?
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:25 pm
by Scott Todd
How about just stick a 4-40 bolt and nut in there. You can get the nuts in nylock style. Hardware store should have them.
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:40 pm
by BRS
That’s basically how I did it.
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Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:15 am
by Bryan Cotton
Thanks all for the ideas. I had considered a #6 screw but I’d have trouble getting it in the hole also. The back side is sort of blocked by rivet tails.
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:52 pm
by Scott Todd
Drill out the interfering rivets and then add the bolt/nut. Then just replace the rivets.
Re: Instrument panel corner plates
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:49 pm
by Bryan Cotton
Scott Todd wrote:Drill out the interfering rivets and then add the bolt/nut. Then just replace the rivets.
I could, but they are under the canopy and would be a challenge. I think I may try to drill out the closest flush rivet and see if I can get my rivet in, and my rivet gun with the ground down nosepiece.