control rod scrapes the fuel pump

[amekler]

well,
we measured everything.flap rod was perfect. right control rod was 1/4 in short. left control rod was 1/8 in short.
corrected the lengths. replaced torque tubes and redrilled the new tubes
success. the rods clear the fuel pump but not my much.

Alan

[Piper J3]

Question - now that you changed lengths of control rods, will there be a noticeable roll induced when you lower the flaps?

[DaleB]

Originally Posted by Piper J3

Question - now that you changed lengths of control rods, will there be a noticeable roll induced when you lower the flaps?

Not since he re-drilled the torque tubes. I did the same on one side of mine -- had to replace the torque tube, since it couldn't really be re-drilled. What you end up with is the exact same rigging and control motion, but the control rods are moving in the proper way.

[amekler]

I re-rigged and drilled new torque arms with the wings attached and flaperons set 1/8 inch below
Alan