On one side of my -7, the bellcrank bracket binds whenever the AN4-32A bolt is torqued to spec, both the high and low values. The bracket and brass bushing are both burr free and everything moves freely until the last bit of torque has been applied. Appears to be either a slight deformation of the bracket or the brass bushing hole may be slightly off center. In lieu of reordering bracket and bushing, does any one see a problem with going to a drilled AN4-32 bolt and using a castellated nut with cotter pin. The bushing will be held firmly enough to allow the bellcrank bracket to move freely on the brass bushing as per Van's design. I intend to run this by Van's tech group also.
Thanks, David
Thanks, David