Installing Servo Tray in GlaStar

[bobair]

Hi,

I'm ready to install the servo tray in my GlaStar but I'm having a little difficulty aligning the tube clamps on the back with the tray.

I was planning on using Adel clamps to attach the servo tray to the two diagonal 5/8" OD structural tubes at the aft end of the tray. But the holes in the clamps don't line up with the pre-existing holes in the tray. Moreover, the hole in the clamp lands right on the slight bend in the tray that forms the "ears" that over-ride the structural tubes. If the holes in the clamps had landed anywhere by on that crease, I would have simply drilled a new hole and been on my way. It appears that

If I use un-padded clamps, will that move the clamp holes off the crease?

Can I just straighten out the bends that form the "ears" and drill new holes for the Adel Clamps? (That would put the tray a little off level and might screw up the geometry of the roll servo.)

Or what if I straighten out the crease that forms the ears and then cut off the excess from the tray that overlaps the structural tubes?

I'm just looking for the best solution here.

Thanks and

Best regards

Bob Falstad
GlaStar N248BF
~310 Hours

[TrutrakTech]

Bob, can you turn the clamps over? That may relocate the hole on the clamp enough. Drilling through the plate is ok, but don't try to straighten the bend as the aluminum may crack.