Today I set about to install the slats. After messing with them for quite some time, I had identified a couple of problems.
First, I again had problems with the outer bearing cups, that is, the bearings not seating all the way into the cups as they should. The problem was the powder coat, it had to be removed so, I took a small piece of sand paper and worked each cup until the bearing would freely sit down it the cup. These cups are easy to get to.
Second, the inner bearing cups are much harder to reach. Fortunately, I only had one that was an issue on the right wing. I haven't attacked the left wing yet and don't know what awaits me there. Anyway, I was able to use my socket with sandpaper solution to ream the one cup out.
Third, the large washers that sit under the bearings as a shim, were also not fitting into the cups. After a lot of back and forth, filing, fitting, filing, I got them to fit as well.
Fourth, fitting the slats is a total trial and error proposition. It is total guess work as to how many shims it will take and in what position they need to be in to make the slat function as it should and line up correctly. This is where I called it a day. I managed to get both slats on the right wing on, tomorrow I'll tackle getting them to work correctly.
