| Did some rework today, When attempting to connect the short pushrod to the control stick assembly, I discovered that I had |
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| onstalled the control rod backwards, and therefore the end with the hole drilled for the safety wire was on the other end!!!! This |
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| required disconnecting the pushrod from the ideler arm, and reversing it and then reinstalling. This was the one that gave me fits |
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| trying to get the small light washers inserted, so I climbed back in the tailcone and huffed and puffed and got them reattached. |
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| Before completing the attachment I needed to reinstall the rear mount bracket and the elevator belcrank assembly. But before |
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| doing this I needed to fabricate a new battery box that will hold 2 PC 680 Batteries. Got the dimensions off the web and some |
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| 1/8"x 1 1/2x 1 1/2 alum angle from Ace hwdr. and began cutting, filling and sanding. All of the alum angles are cut and sanded, |
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| Tomorrow I'll drill and rivet them, then I can mount the elevator belcrank and install the push-rod to the control assembly |
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| (Whew, a lot of effort just to connect on rod end to a weldment!!!!!) |
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