2FlyAgain Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I have a 2005 CTSW. There were three cam lock fasteners that would regularly fall out. A couple of flights ago, I noticed after the flight that one of the three "loose" fasteners had popped up. Now that I think about it, I am surprised that it had not fallen out during flight. It was a little stiff but went back into place with a screwdriver. After the last flight, I noticed it had popped out again (see photo #1 below). This time, I could not get it to move. The location is on the top cowl, the pilot's side and closest to the bottom of the pilot's door. I can not turn it with a screwdriver and it will not push into the airframe either. It will wiggle just a little vertically from the perspective of photo #2. The other screws seem to be getting looser with age as well. Since I could not remove the cowl, I was unable to determine if there are washers in place as discussed in another thread. I tried searching the forum, but this seems to be a new issue here. As always, thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 The spring is probably stuck on the crimped retaining lip, wedged, and grabbing on screw. Use pliers and give it some careful convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FlyAgain Posted July 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I didn't want to get "too convincing" until I had a better idea of why it might be stuck. Your suggestion makes sense. Since posting I have had some one suggest some WD40 as well. Thanks...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Remove all the others and gently lift the cowl and see if you can see down into this corner to see what is hanging up. Or a little variation on Corey's idea. You might try a drop of oil down under the screw head and allow it to penetrate down inside. Then put a screwdriver on top and give it a gentle smack or two and see if it breaks it free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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