Now that all the Wing Ribs have been prepared, I moved on to the next step in the plans.
The Torque Tube Support Brackets, W-1029C-L Angle, W-1029D-L Spacer, and the VA-146 Flange Bearing were all clecoed together (as shown in the pictures below) and all the common #30 holes were final-drilled.
Left Wing Torque Tube Assembly.
Right Wing Torque Tube Assembly.
The next step is to file (I used 220 grit sandpaper) a radius on the upper and lower edges of both Torque Tube Support Brackets. Because the bracket edges are “square” and the bend in the Wing Rib from the Web to the Flange is “curved”, the pieces don’t exactly fit. For a better fit, the “square” portion needs to be “rounded” or radiused.
This is the “square” edge of the Bracket as if came from Van’s.
This is the “rounded” or radiused edge of the Bracket after sanding. I sanded a little bit, checked the fit, sanded a little more, checked the fit, etc until I liked the nesting of the parts. The parts fit together much better.
Here is the Torque Tube Assembly attached to the W-1010 Inboard Wing Rib (looking aft).
The holes with the copper #30 clecos had to be final-drilled from the W-1029C-L Angle to the Inboard Wing Rib.
I used the same process and completed the same steps for the Right Wing Torque Tube Assembly.