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Traci and Tom's RV-7A
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Date:  8-28-2013
Number of Hours:  1.50
Manual Reference:  
Brief Description:  Rudder top and bottom rib riveting.

No plane work done the day before, I was busy flying most of the day doing some flight training with the club!
The manual said that 7/64 sized rivets could go in the tight places on the ends of the ribs if the standard rivets couldn't fit due to bucking bar lack of space. I enlarged the holes a little to 7/64ths inch (the #35 bit works for this) then drilled holes. I put 2 on the rear top of the rudder (as noted in the manual) and one in the end of the bottom rib. I also used a couple in the rudder wedge since I just couldn't get the buck bar to work on the front and rear rivets for that part.
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Blind rivets to the rescue for those tight areas.

Blind rivets to the rescue for those tight areas.

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the middle rivets were ok with the buck bar.  Blind for the others.

the middle rivets were ok with the buck bar. Blind for the others.

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Blind rivets worked very well and look ok too.

Blind rivets worked very well and look ok too.

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