"Marc Ramsey" wrote in message
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Andy wrote:
You put the shims on the load bearing face of the lift pins??? On
Schleichers the shims have to go behind the lift pin shoulders. A
trial fit can be done on the font face but then the lift pins must be
removed and the shims placed behind.

This is the standard way it is done with DGs, they even supply a few shims
along with other parts when it is purchased new. The supplied shims will
not fit on the back face of the pin.

Marc


From an unnamed glider maintenance manual:

"Tangential backlash (Movement back and forth at the wing tip.) can occur
due to the wear of the washers which are pressed onto the wing attachment
pins. If the movement exceeds 45mm (!) additional washers can be pressed
onto the pins." Talk about a glider being a loose formation of parts.

Bill Daniels

Bill Daniels