Rowland,
It may be too late, but you can check my build website (URL in the
signature block), Album: Year #6 Q1 2007 for my solution to the
problem. The first pic is the last one on page 1 and it runs through
the first few pics on page 2.
And if this isn't your problem, just ignore this.
Check six,
Bob Borger
Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmaster C/S
http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL
(99.99% done) Checking off the last few items on the final check list.
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208
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On Nov 29, 2008, at 11:57 AM, Rowland & Wilma Carson wrote:
> >
>
> I've just drilled the holes for the rudder pulley and the inboard
> harness attachment, and am a bit surprised to find that when the
> pulley is mounted, it doesn't look anything like the drawing in the
> manual.
>
> The picture shows the pulley well clear of the harness mounting
> hole, but I find that it overlaps the bolt head completely. I
> thought I'd fallen into another of those "printed manual is wrong,
> should have checked the PDF first" traps, but the PDF is the same as
> my hard-copy. My pulley does align with the edges of the cockpit
> module tunnel in the recommended way - about flush at the aft, and
> about 6mm clear of the bottom surface.
>
> The manual suggests 3 spacing washers (AN960-10) as a starting point
> for pulley placement. That does put the pulley clear of the harness-
> fixing bolt head, but if one of those were removed it would be
> rubbing, so there is not much adjustment of position available. The
> smallest washer pack that I think would be OK here is 2 off AN960-10
> + 1 off AN960-10L.
>
> Any comments on this? Has anyone found the need to reduce the washer
> pack much to get good rudder cable alignment?
>
> regards
>
> Rowland
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