**Please Help** Ch products Yoke broken

[GOA_Karaya_VR]

Hi pilots

 

I dont have enough experience in this, and maybe with some help i can reborn from the dead my CH Yoke for some bombing missions, i dont know what glue or material use for attach again one of the posts that retains one of the axis springs ,is a very strong plástic but i doubt that superglue can support the tension of the spring..

 

I thank any help or comment ?.

 

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Edited August 16, 2021 by GOA_Firebird_VR

[Nadelbaum]

Not sure about the structure, but it looks like it is hollow and there's a hole in the bottom. How about adding a metal rod as a support together with some strong glue? You'll probably find metal rods of different diameters in a local appliance store. A bit of imagination and I'm sure it'll be as good as new!

[cardboard_killer]

Maybe make a mold of it, add a base to the mold to fit the hole, and create a duplicate with resin. Sand the base down to fit the hole, glue it with epoxy.

 

Note, I bought the honeycomb yoke to use with the P-38 and bombers, but it was too much a PITA to switch from stick to yoke, especially since I rarely fly bombers or the P-38.

[Soarfeat]

I agree with Nadelbaum about using a dowel in the middle and then using something like a good 5 minute epoxy to secure the joint of the two broken plastic

halves. I have had similar breaks with plastic just as this and have even just used a good wooden dowel ( I do not believe you could over stress the joint even 

with a good wooden dowel.)

It should be a pretty easy and doable fix---- good luck  !!!!

-- sf -- 

[Sokol1]

You can't fill this hole inside, because is need for fit the screw.

 

Glue the broken piece with CA glue in place, then add a strong bi-component Epoxy putty (e.g. JB Weld) outside.

I have fixed some these sticks tower in this way.