TELEDYNMCS@aol.com wrote:
>
>Greetings all,
>
>I've started the task of installing my sternpost and I've noticed what I
>believe is a gross error in the alignment of the rudder horn.
>
>I cut the base of the rudder exactly as it is shown in Chapter 2, exactly 90
>degrees to the hinge pin line, and installed the nut plate and rudder horn
>exactly as the instructions show. The upper and lower fuselage moldings at the
>trailing edge are cut exactly on the cut line shown. Holding the rudder up to
>the sternpost and sighting the alignment of the rudder horn shows it is a good
>25 degrees out of line with the starboard rudder cable as it exits the fuselage
>side and similarly out of line with the fuselage seam (level line). This
>cannot possibly be right. Attaching the rudder cable to the horn in the fashion
>shown using a bolt would put a side load on the cable thimble anytime the
>rudder
>moves and almost certainly would cause the cable to fail with repeated use. I
>followed the manual sequentially, so when the nutplate and rudder horn were
>mounted I wasn't far enough along with the fuselage to verify the angle. If I
>had waited until I was ready to install the sternpost to check the angle I'm
>pretty sure I would have caught this because the angle is so off.
>
>I can fix the problem, but it's going to take sawing off the nutplate,
>adjusting the angle of the bottom of the rudder to match the cable line, and
>then
>re-installing the nutplate. I figure this is at least 10 hours additional work
>minimum.
>
>Has anybody else run into this? Am I missing an update somewhere that shows a
>different procedure? I can't see this working at all as is.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Lawton
>Dunlap, TN
>A-245 (Scratching my head once again)
>
>
>
John,
Mine's the same way, and it's a quick build. I believe it's normal...
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Jeff A055
Builders Log: http://www.N55XS.com
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