Fit of steel elevator bushings in bronze bearings

[Shadowrider]

All right, now this is ridiculous.

I accept ('cause the manual warned me) that I've got to sand the steel bushings so they fit in the brass bearings. But after I got the first one done, I went to put the AN3 bolt through it -- and it wouldn't begin to fit.

I checked all 7 bushings, and the AN3 bolt fit slick as you like in 5 of them, and wouldn't start to enter the other 2. I had to ream them (fortunately, I had a 3/16 reamer) and then work them to get the bolts to fit.

Who cast these bushings -- Manny, Moe and Jack or Larry, Moe and Curly?

I hear you! We where getting frustrated, but just had to have a change of attitude. Don’t expect anything to fit correctly and be prepared to sand, check, sand, check and so on. Going into each task expecting it won’t fit correctly and you won’t be disappointed. Rudder, rudder pedals and brake pedals, control linkage, all have to be sand down. Rudder pedals are a pain. Just take your time and don’t rush it. It will pay off down the road when your flying it.