Abstract: A variable vane having an airfoil, an inner trunnion shaft and an outer trunnion shaft, with the outer trunnion shaft having a threaded hole and a groove extending around a circumference of the outer trunnion shaft is repaired by removing a portion of the outer trunnion shaft leaving a shaft stub. A repair detail is prepared having an outer peripheral shaft portion with a nominal outer diameter. The repair detail further has a pilot portion extending forwardly and having a smaller outer diameter than an outer diameter of the nominal outer diameter. The shaft stub has a remaining bore portion, which is a portion of the threaded hole. The pilot portion is sized to be received within the remaining bore portion. The pilot is inserted into the remaining bore portion. The repair detail is welded to the shaft stub. A repaired variable vane is also disclosed.

Abstract: A variable vane having an airfoil, an inner trunnion shaft and an outer trunnion shaft, with the outer trunnion shaft having a threaded hole and a groove extending around a circumference of the outer trunnion shaft is repaired by removing a portion of the outer trunnion shaft leaving a shaft stub. A repair detail is prepared having an outer peripheral shaft portion with a nominal outer diameter. The repair detail further has a pilot portion extending forwardly and having a smaller outer diameter than an outer diameter of the nominal outer diameter. The shaft stub has a remaining bore portion, which is a portion of the threaded hole. The pilot portion is sized to be received within the remaining bore portion. The pilot is inserted into the remaining bore portion. The repair detail is welded to the shaft stub. A repaired variable vane is also disclosed.

Abstract: A calendar pad support is molded as a generally planar plastic sheet having a stepped width strip or tongue formed into the sheet comprising a first rectangular portion hinged near the lower edge of the sheet and a second rectangular portion wider than the first and hingedly connected thereto. Notches are formed into the sheet adjacent to the end of the first portion and a tab is formed at the distal end of the second portion by elimination of the corners of the distal end of the second portion during molding with the tab being sized to fit within and be retained by the first and second notches when the first portion of the tongue is folded rearwardly away from the sheet and the second portion of the tongue is folded forwardly toward the sheet. Severable links connect the tongue to the sheet in the as-molded condition.