Hard to assemble glider

On Monday, July 21, 2014 1:59:16 PM UTC-6, Bill D wrote:
On Monday, July 21, 2014 12:40:50 PM UTC-6, HGXC wrote:

Hi







I fly a older Ventus and my glider wings are difficult to slide tight to the glider for pinning.







I have a 1 pin set up and start with my left wing. I keep my brakes open and flap in 3.







I can line up the inserted arm fine and line up the controls but, once I get to a couple inches it bogs down and is quite a workout for my wing man and me.







Any tips or suggestions on making this easier? I notice that even on the same glider type and model they can vary on ease of assembly.











Dennis



Two posts with good advice. Here's another.



It could be one of the spigots is hanging up - likely on the left wing. Using help from a couple of people on a calm day, try the fitting left wing first. If IT doesn't go on smoothly, the problem is with one of the spigots. Try gently swinging the wingtip an inch or so fore and aft while watching for the point where the swing is centered. That's the spigot that needs help. I found the left rear spigot of my N2C could barely be forced to engage. Replacing the "eyeball" bearing in the fuselage solved a similar problem.

I meant to say right wing first.