Michael Burbidge
Well Known Member
I'm working on mounting my rudder. The mounting brackets on the vertical stabilizer are in line. I can put a straight edge across all three. I very carefully installed the rod end bearings to the depth on the drawing. (top 51/64, middle 59/64, bottom 1 1/16, assuming the human eye can see 1/64 of an inch)
I installed the rudder with a bolt through the top and bottom rod end bearings. I cannot get a bolt in the middle rod end bearing. It looks like it is short about 1/16 of an inch.
I cannot screw the middle bearing out because it is already near the limit of only half the threads being in the nutplate. But there does appear to be plenty of room to screw the top and bottom bearings in, without the rudder binding anywhere. How much can you deviate from the plans in terms of how deep the rod ending bearing are screwed in?
I have checked and rechecked all the measurements. And they are all very, very close to what is specified in the drawings. Is it odd that the middle bearing is off by 1/16 inch? Did you have to deviate to get the bearings to line up?
Thanks,
Michael-
I installed the rudder with a bolt through the top and bottom rod end bearings. I cannot get a bolt in the middle rod end bearing. It looks like it is short about 1/16 of an inch.
I cannot screw the middle bearing out because it is already near the limit of only half the threads being in the nutplate. But there does appear to be plenty of room to screw the top and bottom bearings in, without the rudder binding anywhere. How much can you deviate from the plans in terms of how deep the rod ending bearing are screwed in?
I have checked and rechecked all the measurements. And they are all very, very close to what is specified in the drawings. Is it odd that the middle bearing is off by 1/16 inch? Did you have to deviate to get the bearings to line up?
Thanks,
Michael-