Libelle spoilers

On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 06:54:50 -0700, johnsinclair210 wrote:

There is a gear box on the root rib that changes rotational input to
push-pull output that drive the spoilers. I remember one bird that I was
unable to free up this gear box. The gears are inside a fiberglass
box..........the only way I could see to get some lube in there was to
drill a 2mm hole in the fiberglass box. Worked like a charm.
JJ

Thanks, JJ. I knew there had to be a rotary-to-linear converter somewhere
in the wing and I had wondered where it is and how it worked.

Using an oilcan to put a bit of oil on the end of the bearing where the
shaft enters the root rib worked last time in the workshop so I'll try
the same trick again.


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