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Grinding the brake cylinder mounting ears
Grinding the brake cylinder mounting ears (shiny part) down on the rudder/brake pedal assembly, so the cylinder can get low enough to reach the holes and bolt on in between the ears.
Date: 10/25/2006
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Brake cylinder reaches
Another shot of the brake cylinder, now reaching down into the mounting ears on the rudder/brake pedal assembly after a little grinding. Re-painting is next, of course.
Date: 10/25/2006
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Laying out the elevator tube hole position
Drawing an outline for the likely location of the elevator push-pull tube holes. The lines outline 3" and 4" down from the top of the fuse.
Date: 10/27/2006
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Layout to cut the elevator tube hole
Another shot of the pre-drilling layout work. The + mark at "H" marks the proposed first 1/2" hole location. I looked at where the elevator control horn inside the fuse was located, then from outside looked along the elevator horn toward th
Date: 10/27/2006
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Ugly first hole
Well here it is, the first hole, or part of it. Naturally, the 1/2" drill bit did bind before we got all the way through but that wasn't a problem. I just used snips to enlarge it big enough for the hand nibbler to get in. Wonder of wonders, the fir
Date: 10/27/2006
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The tube fits through the hole
Elevator push-pull tube hole nibbling in progress. Slowly, constantly sighting and re-sighting from all positions of the two horns.
Date: 10/27/2006
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Connections first touch
Eventually, we have a hole that is large enough to allow the tube to touch both attachment points when they're at their neutral position (not shown here, of course.) From here on, it's just (careful!) fine tuning. Lots of it.
Date: 10/27/2006
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Roughed out elevator tube hole
Here's the right side tube hole as far as I got it today. Still needs some trimming, filing and sanding to make it pretty. But first, I have to trim the lower lip of the triangular channel gusset inside -- which is interfering with the tube.
Date: 10/27/2006
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Right push-pull tube hole done
It took another three hours, but the first elevator push-pull tube hole is finally done. Kinda weird light here. It's really quite trim and the fuse is still inline & smooth. The left one should go faster.
Date: 10/28/2006
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