Door weather-stripping

[Charles Schefer]

Pat thanks for that note and regarding your other post entitled "Door Seal JM1025S" (viewtopic.php?f=94&t=7702) I am sorry to hear you were not happy with the Clevis pins (cotter at bottom) and the door seal you installed did not work out to your satisfaction. You might try the Stainless Steel ones I mention above. I think the C-Clip is much cleaner than the cotter pin at the bottom and the Stainless looks good IMHO. Even so nothing will be as clean as the original factory hinge pins / roll pins but I believe getting rid of the roll-pins and potential hinge cracking is definitely worth the trade-off.

Regarding the seal - I highly recommend the Brown Aircraft Supply seal I purchased. For me it ended up being a lot more work than I expected but that was more the overall domino effect of the project vs the seal.

If by any chance you have a similar crack in your hinge (you mention potential similar circumstances) I would say this... I am VERY happy with where I ended up but 1/2 way thru the process with headaches and expense of the hinge, and the resulting crack in the door... I did wonder if I shouldn't have just left well enough alone and left it the way it was. Technically not the "correct" thing to do but I was pretty convinced that the roll pin hole was acting like a stop-drill and the crack would go no further. However I think the door crack (now completely repaired) was another case of "straw broke the camel's back". That area was weakened and the rivet gun probably made it finally reveal that. With the weld it's now stronger than it was at the outset. Anyway just my 2-cents.

If I can help in any way you can reach me here on the forum or charles dot schefer at gmail dot com or 703-409-6244 (cell).

Best,

- Charles

[William Hughes]

Thank you - great write up and pictures. I sure can relate to simple pre-trip maintenance that turns into last minute desperation as the clock ticks down.