The International Cessna 170 Association

The flaps may not line up with the root fairings because of the adjustment of the the rear spar cams. Exact alignment is generally not possible The flap are aligned to bottom contour of the wing. The up positions is controlled by the two stop bolts mounted in the rear spar. The flaps may or may not ...

You remove the retainer ring before you attempt to remove the filler neck. Do not work on the filler neck on the fuel tank. Tom

The filler neck is is screwed into the retainer ring. To remove the filler neck, use a small electric grinder like a dremel tool or die grinder and grind out the two staked indedentations into the retainer ring. Caution: be sure to remove all the material where the neck is staked. If any material is...

An owner reported that during pre flight he noticed a loose rivet. picking at with his finger tip , the head popped off he then found several more. All that had been holding them in was the paint. These are 1/8" universal Cherry Max rivets with an al rivet and al stem. Tom