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Rudder pedal reinforcement KF-5?
Hi,
I see many threads about the rudder pedal reinforcement for the KF-4.
Was there ever a SB for this issue on the KF-5?
My kit was supplied in May of 1994 and it does not have the gusset's welded on in the corners from the horizontal torque tube to the vertical pedal tube. I see the the S7 manual on line at Kitfox shows these gusset' s. Are these gusset reinforcements required for my KF-5? Attached is a picture of my tubes.
Joe Leeman
KF5
Rotax 912uls
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Joe,
Yup - you want to do that. There have been some that have snapped off. Fortunately a friend of mine had a pilot in the other seat when one of his pedals broke.
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Can someone post up a pic with the gussets? I'm at the perfect spot to deal with this now
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A friend just had this happen on his model 5 while on short final. Got his Kitfox stopped with no damage. He has a flying buddy with a model 5 and had the same thing happen to his rudder pedal recently.
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Anyone has a picture of a reinforced pedal with gusset?
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I just went and looked at my pedal assemblies and they do not have the gussets. Then I looked in the KF7 manual and they are shown in most of the diagrams. Lousy picture shown here.
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I looked in the service bulletin section of my KF5 manual but there is nothing on this issue. If anyone has a copy of the SB, or at least the recommended change (sheet metal thickness, size, etc) it would be greatly appreciated. It's going to a a little tricky dancing around the rivets that are already installed.
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Alex, All the service bulletins are on the Kitfox website. Click on the home button and go to the technical facts button. They are listed for all Kitfoxes.
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Thanks... I am currently stripping a model IV, for a rebuild project. Maybe something I should consider...
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When I built my Series 5 '99 thru '03 the problems had not yet been occurring . When the Service bulletin came out I didn't want to pull the rudder pedal torque tubes to weld gussets so I used another method that allowed me to accomplish a fix with the pedals staying in place. I will get to the hangar tomorrow for some pictures and an explanation. Coming up on 1000 hrs with no problems. Bruce N199CL
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SomeDay7
Alex, All the service bulletins are on the Kitfox website. Click on the home button and go to the technical facts button. They are listed for all Kitfoxes.
That's a gold mine, thank you. I'm seeing SB38 which only indicates Vixens, and I'm not finding a different one.
Thankfully the fix does not include welding. That reinforcement looks straightforward enough.