N546RV
Well Known Member
So now I'm well into working on the control system. Got the elevator push tubes complete, which makes it time to start mucking with the control column and sticks. I'm to the point now of beginning to work the pivot bushings for the sticks, and I'm a little thrown off by the way these fit with the control columns.
Specifically, there's this bit about shaping the bushings for a tight fit between the column "ears" that support the sticks:
And indeed, it does appear that there's an angle between these two "ears." (that is, they're not parallel). But this seems like a bad thing in general - isn't this going to be problematic when it comes to torquing the pivot bolts in place? It seems to me that having these pieces not be parallel isn't a good thing here, which in turn makes me wonder why they weren't made that way. (welding tolerances and warpage notwithstanding)
So some part of me thinks that it'd be a good idea to tweak the "ears" a bit to make them more parallel, but most of me thinks that there must be a reason for the angle to exist in the first place.
Is this just not the big concern that I'm making it out to be?
Specifically, there's this bit about shaping the bushings for a tight fit between the column "ears" that support the sticks:
Finish the ends of the bushings to match the taper of the brackets on the control column.
And indeed, it does appear that there's an angle between these two "ears." (that is, they're not parallel). But this seems like a bad thing in general - isn't this going to be problematic when it comes to torquing the pivot bolts in place? It seems to me that having these pieces not be parallel isn't a good thing here, which in turn makes me wonder why they weren't made that way. (welding tolerances and warpage notwithstanding)
So some part of me thinks that it'd be a good idea to tweak the "ears" a bit to make them more parallel, but most of me thinks that there must be a reason for the angle to exist in the first place.
Is this just not the big concern that I'm making it out to be?