HeliCooper
Well Known Member
After installing the control column I have realized that one of the flange bearings has some drag in it. The column wont just drop under its own weight. Van's seems to really think I should consider leaving it the way it is. I just put a torque wrench on the unit and it has a drag of 5 inch pounds while moving in the pitch up direction (about 2ish inch pounds moving towards pitch down). My gut tells me that it would be better to leave it as is rather than damaging pieces trying to take out and reinstall the bracket and bearing. I was really contemplating taking out the bracket until I just got that number. It seems incredibly low to me but I wanted to see what you guys thought. I am sure I am over thinking this but I'd just like some other opinions to put my mind at ease. So long story short... Should I leave the bearing alone with it having a 5 inch pound drag on it.