CubedRoot
Well Known Member
Hey all, I am getting pretty close to riveting up the control surfaces on my tail kit. Tonight, I was riveting on the rudder skins in preparation for final riveting, and I was contemplating if I should go ahead and install the rod end bearings that is used to mount the rudder and elevators to the stabilizers.
After looking over the plans, I noticed this:
Take a look where the red circle is. The plans give the dimensions from the inside flat of the spar, to the center of the hole on the rod end bearing as 51/64". Now, if I rivet on the skins, I won't be able to accurately measure this distance.
Do I need to go ahead and screw in the rod end bearings before I cleco on the skin so I can get that exact measurement? Or, is is safe to leave those bearings out until I get ready to hang the control surfaces later on in the build? If thats the case, how do you get the right distance that they need to be threaded at that point?
After looking over the plans, I noticed this:
Take a look where the red circle is. The plans give the dimensions from the inside flat of the spar, to the center of the hole on the rod end bearing as 51/64". Now, if I rivet on the skins, I won't be able to accurately measure this distance.
Do I need to go ahead and screw in the rod end bearings before I cleco on the skin so I can get that exact measurement? Or, is is safe to leave those bearings out until I get ready to hang the control surfaces later on in the build? If thats the case, how do you get the right distance that they need to be threaded at that point?