REFLECTOR:Rudder pedal travel

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:36:21 -0400

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Al,

One thing you need to check before you relocate the pedals.  The manual =
doesn't (or mine didn't) say anything about securing the nyloflow tubing =
where it goes through the firewall.  If this is not secured, you will =
get some lost motion as the rudder cable is pulled.  If yours is not =
secured, use some 100 grit sand paper and roughen the nyloflow, and use =
some flox/epoxy to make sure the nyloflow doesn't slip.  Then check if =
you have enough travel.

I have a 173 with Alan Shaw's wings with hidden rudder horns.  My =
rudders deflect fully just as my brakes engage.

Ronnie

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Al Gietzen=20
  To: reflector=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:22 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR:Rudder pedal travel

  I recall awhile back in a discussion of rudder travel and braking; =
someone suggested putting spacer blocks between the canard bulkhead and =
the pedal assembly mounting block, to space the pedals further from the =
bulkhead.  I believe the objective was to provide more rudder travel =
before the brakes applied.

  I'm not sure what I missed, but wondered if that also required =
replacement of the push tubes to allow more free travel.  Maybe that =
person recalls and can remind us of what that was about, and how to =
achieve it.

  Thanks,

  Al

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Al,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>One thing you need to check before you relocate the=20
pedals.&nbsp; The manual doesn't (or mine didn't) say anything about =
securing=20
the nyloflow tubing where it goes through the firewall.&nbsp; If this is =
not=20
secured, you will get some lost motion as the rudder cable is =
pulled.&nbsp; If=20
yours is not secured, use some 100 grit sand paper and roughen the =
nyloflow, and=20
use some flox/epoxy to make sure the nyloflow doesn't slip.&nbsp; Then =
check if=20
you have enough travel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have a 173 with Alan Shaw's wings with hidden =
rudder=20
horns.&nbsp; My rudders deflect fully just as&nbsp;my brakes=20
engage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ronnie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <A title=3DALVentures@msn.com href=3D"mailto:ALVentures@msn.com">Al =
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 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I recall awhile back =
in a=20
 discussion of rudder travel and braking; someone suggested putting =
spacer=20
 blocks between the canard bulkhead and the pedal assembly mounting =
block, to=20
 space the pedals further from the bulkhead. &nbsp;I believe the =
objective was=20
 to provide more rudder travel before the brakes =
applied.
 <SPAN=20
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Verdana">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I&#8217;m not sure =
what I missed, but=20
 wondered if that also required replacement of the push tubes to allow =
more=20
 free travel.&nbsp; Maybe that person recalls and can remind us of what =
that=20
 was about, and how to achieve it.
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