Andrew
I remember this problem. On the first Europa I think we had the aileron off and
on 10 times before we got them adjusted correctly. It was not fun.
On my plane I did the mounting bolt differently. If some of you are reading
this
and have not built this step, take notice !!
I imbedded a threaded blind nut in the aileron rather than the bolt. I can
unscrew
the bolt from the aileron and free up the pushrod. Of cause this makes it
easer to make the adjustments. And wouldn't you know, I got the adjusted right
in only two tries.
I am glad this step is behind me, Flying is much more fun :)
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555
http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
Doing my FAA annual at this time, no flying this week.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Sarangan
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Aileron link rod adjustment
Is there a trick to adjusting the length of the aileron link rod (the
tube that connects the bellcrank to the aileron) without dismantling
the rod-end from the bellcrank each time? Dismantling the aileron-end
would be easier, but there is not enough space for the rod-end to slide
out of the aileron bolt because of the confined space inside the
closeout.
I am doing this with the wings open, so removing the rod-end from the
bellcrank is such a big deal, but the manual talks about doing this in
Chapter 27, which comes well after the wings are closed, and I can't
figure out how one would do this easily.
Andrew Sarangan
http://www.sarangan.org
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