control column rotation

[Ralph Baker]

Dennis,
Wayne has mentioned his fix in the past. It should be archived. He suggests using brake line to fashion a tubular spacer on either side of the rod end ball. The spacer length is long enough to allow rotation for stop to stop (fore & aft) plus a smidgen for clearance.The spacer wall thickness has to be enough to withstand bolt compression and turning force but not so thick as become an interference.

As another option -which I am using - ACS has a part that allows rotation internally and is threaded in each end for the rod ends. No ACS catalog here at home and it is a little obscure to find but solves the threaded rotation.
Ralph Baker



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[schaumr]

Ralph,

Is this the part you have from ACS?

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/a ... earing.php

Rob

On 2/3/2010 9:04 AM, rebaker@sc.rr.com wrote to rebel-builders:

-> Dennis,
-> Wayne has mentioned his fix in the past. It should be archived. He
suggests using brake line to fashion a tubular spacer on either side of the rod
end ball. The spacer length is long enough to allow rotation for stop to stop
(fore & aft) plus a smidgen for clearance.The spacer wall thickness has to be
enough to withstand bolt compression and turning force but not so thick as
become an interference.
->
-> As another option -which I am using - ACS has a part that allows rotation
internally and is threaded in each end for the rod ends. No ACS catalog here
at home and it is a little obscure to find but solves the threaded rotation.
-> Ralph Baker




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