X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:00:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f171.google.com ([209.85.223.171] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6631529 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:31:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.223.171; envelope-from=bms5656@gmail.com Received: by mail-ie0-f171.google.com with SMTP id ar20so6183596iec.2 for ; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:31:17 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.42.33.65 with SMTP id h1mr69784945icd.13.1386599477716; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:31:17 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [10.254.138.34] (58.sub-174-251-1.myvzw.com. [174.251.1.58]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id f5sm14689475igc.4.2013.12.09.06.31.15 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:31:16 -0800 (PST) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-FE583C7B-FEE2-4BCE-8D40-1C8C2EEF9711 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Cc: "lml@lancaironline.net" X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11B554a) From: Steven Bradford Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LIVP Broken screw on door handle X-Original-Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 08:31:12 -0600 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List --Apple-Mail-FE583C7B-FEE2-4BCE-8D40-1C8C2EEF9711 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike,=20 Are you able to post a photo of your solution? Thanks.=20 Steven=20 =20 On Dec 9, 2013, at 6:45, YahooMail wrote: I took my door handle to a machine shop and had them weld two ~1/8" pins to t= he removable handle and drill two corresponding holes in the end face of the= associated shaft. I think it cost around $75. I feel it was well worth it= . Such a poor design in the first place, what a pity. So, the screws hold t= he handle in position, but the pins take the shear loading. Applied loctite= to the tiny screws. The finish was damaged on the handle where the welding= was done, but it is not easily noticeable. I had sheared several screws before coming up with this solution. Has been i= n service with no squawks for 4 years. Mike Salzman LNCE Fairfield, CA > On Dec 6, 2013, at 7:56, wrote: >=20 >=20 > Posted for "Randy Hartman" : >=20 > > Well, it has happened again and I am wondering how often it happens. "I= t" > > refers to the screw shearing off on the door handle of a Lancair IV P. > >=20 > > I am also wondering how everyone deals with the broken screw. > >=20 > > ....................... --Apple-Mail-FE583C7B-FEE2-4BCE-8D40-1C8C2EEF9711 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mike, 

A= re you able to post a photo of your solution?  Thanks. 

Steven 
 

On Dec 9= , 2013, at 6:45, YahooMail <arrow54= t@yahoo.com> wrote:

I took my door handle to a ma= chine shop and had them weld two ~1/8" pins to the removable handle and dril= l two corresponding holes in the end face of the associated shaft.  I t= hink it cost around $75.  I feel it was well worth it.  Such a poo= r design in the first place, what a pity.  So, the screws hold the hand= le in position, but the pins take the shear loading.  Applied loctite t= o the tiny screws.  The finish was damaged on the handle where the weld= ing was done, but it is not easily noticeable.

I ha= d sheared several screws before coming up with this solution.  Has been= in service with no squawks for 4 years.

Mike Salzman
LNCE
Fairfield, CA

On Dec 6, 2013, at 7:56, <marv@lancair.net> wrote:


Posted for "Randy Hartman" <randy@aoaircrafters.com&g= t;:

> Well, it has happened again and I am wondering how often it h= appens.  "It"
> refers to the screw shearing off on the door handle of a Lancair IV P.
>
>= ; I am also wondering how everyone deals with the broken screw.
>
> .......................
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