Just completed fitting (not bonded) the tail speed fairing. As I mounted the rudder, I found the deflection of the rudder to hit the stops well after the rudder has moved past the elevator (not covered, rudder would colide with elevator if covered).
Instructions say the bottom rod end should be adjusted to span 2 5/16" between vertical rudder tube and vertical square tube. Thinking that moving closer to the rudder stops would help, move the distance down to 2 3/8" which decreased rudder deflection, but still exceeds 30 degrees.
To top things off the instructions mention filing the stops to increase deflection which suggests that the factory assumes less deflection out of the box.
If I continue to crank the rod end in more, the fibergass farining + fabric + coatings will touch. The only solution is to remove the farings, sand down the ribs, crank in the rod end and reinstall the farings. Doing this will put me closer to a 2" spacing, not the 2 5/16" the manual suggests.
Anyone run into this issue and have a fix?