I dont see the strap as you desribe, I do see it however, in the picture below. The plane is an hour from me, wonder if the adjustment could be at the other end of the cable? Thanks
Going back to the manual, I was surprised to find that it called for the adjustment links to be at the rudder horn. I had placed them at the pedal. I guess they could be at either end. In my manual, the picture of the links in place is very dark and undistinghishable. I did copy the image below of the links.
I don't like having to crank my toes so far forward to get good brake action. I have turnbuckles on the rudder cables, so I will shorten them and see what happens.