Who the heck came up with this design idea and WHY?? Why do this?? Why wasn't a standard hinge with a pin used?
All three of the hinges on my 1200-Classic project's rudder were corroded so bad that the bolt wouldn't come out! Hammer, torch and quite a few choice words to get this mess apart. The one on the bottom, the threaded portion of the rod end broke and I will have to drill it out and retap it if I choose to reuse this design!
I would highly recommend that anyone with this design should very closely inspect these hinges to be sure the hardware is not corroding in place, like mine were.
Since the plane is completely apart for rebuild and a few choice modifications, I'm really toying with reworking this joint to a more conventional hinge. Anyone have a reason why I shouldn't do this?