Rudder Control System – Part 1

Installed rudder pedals and mount blocks into fuselage. Applied white lithium grease to rudder pedals before tightening rudder pedal mount blocks. Fed rudder cables through aft fuselage and temporarily installed AN23 clevis pins into rudder horn. Installed cable fairleads into fairlead blocks. Bolted cable adjusters onto rudder pedals and marked LH cable adjuster hole per plan instructions. Removed LH cable adjuster, drilled hole, then trimmed aft end of cable adjuster per plans. Centered rudder using 185 degree measurement on LH side of rudder then evened out rudder pedals to mark RH cable adjuster hole. Removed RH cable adjuster, drilled hole, then trimmed cable adjuster. Mounted cable adjuster back onto rudder pedals then checked operation. Will finish return springs before seeing if aft fuselage holes need trimming.

Hours Worked: 2.30


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