Has anybody else seen this on your rudder?
While working on a steering issue I pulled off my rudder to check some things. I discovered that the horn for the tailwheel chains are misaligned by about 2 degrees. The horn for the rudder cables are perfectly square to the rudder, but not the steering horn. In the picture you can see that the rudder is tipped to the right while resting on the steering horn. I haven't noticed any problems in flight, but the geometry on this part is fine. The geometry is slightly off for the steering. I haven't noticed any problems with steering either, but I have compensated by having an extra link of chain.
Has anybody else seen this problem? Is the offset intentional or might I have gotten an improperly welded rudder?
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