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philperry9
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 Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:31 am Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Â Still trying to get the W&B completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4" bushings. Â Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats, etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them apart.  Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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bdgillespie215(at)gmail.c
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:16 am Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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I don't recall any issues with the bushings. I see a note indicating to drill out the bushing diameter to the bolt diameter if needed. The thickness just needs to be wider than the harness attach point to allow it to rotate after tightened.
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| Quote: | On Mar 27, 2017, at 2:30 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com> wrote:
My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Still trying to get the W&B completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4" bushings. Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats, etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them apart. Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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civengpe
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:26 am Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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Phil,I recall the bushings being a tight squeeze on mine as well. I assumed it was to allow the belts to rotate freely when tightened. I did have to call Hooker to get new end brackets for the upper cabin supports. This was after I ruined a few drill bits enlarging the holes. Â
Shannon
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com (philperry9(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Â Still trying to get the W&B completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4" bushings. Â Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats, etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them apart.  Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:44 am Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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It's been too long for me to remember my RV-10 install of the
belts, but I had issues with the Crow harnesses on my 14
too. In the end, you can make most anything work if you
want. You can drill out or make your own bushings,
or use different aluminum tubing to make the bushings out
of, or whatever you feel is best. On my crows, I had a large
hole and needed to make it smaller, so I bought some round
delrin rod and made mine out of delrin instead of AL.
You just want to make sure the seat belt end can swivel, so
make the bushing a little wider than the belt attach end.
Regarding #2, I would just polish or grind down any spacers if
they are too wide. Again, you just want a bushing that's wide
enough so that when you bolt it up, the belt end can
swivel...so just a little wider than that gap when filled
with the buckle end.
So if you're having problems with your hookers, you can
drill them or ream them, whatever you fancy. But just
don't beat them...they're just trying to do their job.
Oh, and make sure that they swing, and that they hold on
around your waist snugly when you're cuddled with them.
I never go anywhere in my -10 without my 4 hookers.
BTW: The crows I have in my -14 are also pretty nice,
but I do prefer the hooker buckles for my RV-10 in that
airplane. I prefer the crow "knob" in the RV-14 due to
the crotch strap. So it worked out well that I have some
of each.
Tim
On 03/27/2017 01:30 PM, Phillip Perry wrote:
| Quote: | My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Still trying to get the W&B
completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4"
bushings. Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you
had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new
bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats,
etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into
the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them
apart. Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But
I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:49 am Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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Yep – call Hooker for the front seat shoulder harness brackets and get ones with a larger hole.
Carl
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Shannon Hicks
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 3:26 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Hooker Issues....
Phil,
I recall the bushings being a tight squeeze on mine as well. I assumed it was to allow the belts to rotate freely when tightened. I did have to call Hooker to get new end brackets for the upper cabin supports. This was after I ruined a few drill bits enlarging the holes.
Shannon
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com (philperry9(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Still trying to get the W&B completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4" bushings. Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats, etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them apart. Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:36 pm Post subject: Hooker Issues.... |
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I got excited when I read the subject line ....... not the advice I expected .....
Sorry, couldn't resist!!!!
Linn
Sent from Samsung tablet cruising on the Oasis Of The Seas.
-------- Original message --------
From Carl Froehlich <carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net>
Date: 03/27/2017 3:48 PM (GMT-05:00)
To rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject RE: RV10-List: Hooker Issues....
Yep – call Hooker for the front seat shoulder harness brackets and get ones with a larger hole.
Carl
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Shannon Hicks
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 3:26 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Hooker Issues....
Phil,
I recall the bushings being a tight squeeze on mine as well. I assumed it was to allow the belts to rotate freely when tightened. I did have to call Hooker to get new end brackets for the upper cabin supports. This was after I ruined a few drill bits enlarging the holes.
Shannon
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com (philperry9(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
My Hookers are giving me a hard time.... Still trying to get the W&B completed and I started the process of installing the seat belts.
1) The front seats require a 5/16 bolt and my harnesses have 1/4" bushings. Is it common to drill that bushing out, or have some of you had to send yours back to Hooker and have the hole enlarged and a new bushing installed.
2) Where I do have 1/4" bushings installed (like for the rear seats, etc.) those bushings are extremely wide. When I try to slide them into the slot on the anchors, it severely distorts them by spreading them apart. Any ideas there?
I was hoping this week wasn't going to be full of hooker problems. But I don't get to choose my problems, I just get to deal with the consequences.
Phil
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