Pilot 35% Yak teardown/ replacement

[dhal22]

Needed to adjust elevator servo arms recently and tried to reach the OEM Phillips head screws via long screwdriver. Not. Stripped soft screw deep in the elevator. Ordered a mini ease out kit and a mini adjustable drill chuck and went to work.

Why I had Philips head screws in there I don't know....... Hard to see but there's an ugly Philips head screw in there.

 

[dhal22]

Adjustable chuck wouldn't fit so rounded the aileron ribs a bit.

 

[dhal22]

Ended up drilling the screw head out and attacking the problem out of the elevator.

 

[dhal22]

Success.

 

[AKNick]

ooofff good work! That looked stressful

 

[HRRC Flyer]

Hey David,

Your new Pilot Yak is coming right along. . . . . .. If you keep it up, you'll be flying yours before I'll be flying mine. . . . . . What size prop do you use on your 106TS? I'm thinking about a 28x10 on my 110CS because I have witnessed how badly this engine will rip a 27x10 Mejhlick.

Thanks Buddy. . . .

 

[Snoopy1]

That was a tough job doing your best not ruin the servo, nice job.

 

[dhal22]

Hey David,

Your new Pilot Yak is coming right along. . . . . .. If you keep it up, you'll be flying yours before I'll be flying mine. . . . . . What size prop do you use on your 106TS? I'm thinking about a 28x10 on my 110CS because I have witnessed how badly this engine will rip a 27x10 Mejhlick.

Thanks Buddy. . . .

I believe I use a falcon 28x10 prop.

 

[HRRC Flyer]

I believe I use a falcon 28x10 prop.

Thanks Buddy. . . . .

 

[dhal22]

Several areas were missing epoxy between cowl and ply frame so I ran a bead of Hysol around. The mixing tube made it easy to get under the wood.