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Yep, that particular drawing is kinda messed up. The link to the thread is about the latch itself.Thanks Mojo, but item 52 is a bushing for the aileron cable pulley. I'm actually looking for how to mount the latch that has a lip that catches the edge of the door.
Piper used a cabinet door latch inside the wing. Haven't seen any still working. Most I have seen are a chicken head latch screwed into the leading edge skin with 2 PK screws. I install a doubler inside the wing skin prior to assembly since that skin is only .020" or so.
I got several different chicken head latches via Amazon, they are not all the same. Some are pure junk. Sounds like Dakota Cub will be my next source since I really trust the quality of their parts. Thanks for the heads up Amy.
Dakota Cub stocks these under p/n DC12847. Unsure of price and could not find it on their website but I was there in the past weeks and walked past a bin pretty full of them
Piper used a cabinet door latch inside the wing. Haven't seen any still working. Most I have seen are a chicken head latch screwed into the leading edge skin with 2 PK screws. I install a doubler inside the wing skin prior to assembly since that skin is only .020" or so.
The skin is .020" and I have had no issues installing the latch with two #6 PK screws. Have also used Rivnuts when I had one come in that had a stripped out hole. I just like adding the doubler when doing a rebuild.Steve,
My mechanic refused to install the chicken head latch I bought from CubCrafters because he said the wing skin was too thin. Do you have any suggestion for a way to install it on a covered wing that the mechanic would find acceptable? My window will not stay open because the cabinet door latch just isn’t strong enough anymore.
Those guys at Dakota Cub are better at designing and building better parts than they are at updatng their website. I would give them a call.I searched on the Dakota cub website and I could not find that part number. Are you sure that is right?
Don't over tighten the screws. Alternatively, remove the fuel tank, glue a thick piece of aluminum to the inside of the fabric, reinforce with a patch of fabric over the aluminum, reinstall the tank. Nearly any type of platenut or otherwise can be attached to the piece of aluminum before it is installed.Steve,
My mechanic refused to install the chicken head latch I bought from CubCrafters because he said the wing skin was too thin. Do you have any suggestion for a way to install it on a covered wing that the mechanic would find acceptable? My window will not stay open because the cabinet door latch just isn’t strong enough anymore.
Steve,
My mechanic refused to install the chicken head latch I bought from CubCrafters because he said the wing skin was too thin. Do you have any suggestion for a way to install it on a covered wing that the mechanic would find acceptable? My window will not stay open because the cabinet door latch just isn’t strong enough anymore.
So does the latch mount to the leading edge skin just forward of the spar ??
Steve,
My mechanic refused to install the chicken head latch I bought from CubCrafters because he said the wing skin was too thin.
mike told me the same thing when I asked this same question. He is right, it does workJust install it there. The skin is plenty thick enough. Find a new mechanic
I searched on the Dakota cub website and I could not find that part number. Are you sure that is right?