Rebel rudder/brake pedals
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:20 am
Hi all,
A couple of questions concerning the pedal setup.
I have the pedals assembled on a piece of plywood. I'm using left/right rudder pedals aligned as neutral and allowing 1.5 inches travel each way. With this setup and full right rudder, the right brake bottom attach fitting hits the floor unless I shorten the pushrods. Is this the norm? I mocked it up with scrap and about 1/2 inch shorter seems to work.
If I position the pedals as shown in the manual (delrin bearing just outboard of the engine mounts), the left brake cylinder attach bracket lines up with the middle of the engine mount. Do I move the whole assembly back from the firewall to clear this. Is there a standard height and distance forward of the pedal pivot for this attach bracket (I don't have the template mentioned in the upgrade bulletin).
If anyone has pictures of a working setup, I'd love to see them. Of the pictures I found online, I couldn't tell if the pushrod lengths were changed and there were no engine mounts visble.
As always, thanks in advance for the help.
Allen Poulsen
786R
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A couple of questions concerning the pedal setup.
I have the pedals assembled on a piece of plywood. I'm using left/right rudder pedals aligned as neutral and allowing 1.5 inches travel each way. With this setup and full right rudder, the right brake bottom attach fitting hits the floor unless I shorten the pushrods. Is this the norm? I mocked it up with scrap and about 1/2 inch shorter seems to work.
If I position the pedals as shown in the manual (delrin bearing just outboard of the engine mounts), the left brake cylinder attach bracket lines up with the middle of the engine mount. Do I move the whole assembly back from the firewall to clear this. Is there a standard height and distance forward of the pedal pivot for this attach bracket (I don't have the template mentioned in the upgrade bulletin).
If anyone has pictures of a working setup, I'd love to see them. Of the pictures I found online, I couldn't tell if the pushrod lengths were changed and there were no engine mounts visble.
As always, thanks in advance for the help.
Allen Poulsen
786R
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