November 24, 2015 – I fought with the F789 pushrod and won…for the time being.
I installed the rod ends and jam nuts to achieve the total rod length per the plans: 49 15/16″. All very well and good until I realized I couldn’t get it in the tunnel intact. I did some research and found that this is a common problem.
So I removed the rod ends and marked on the threads where the jam nuts should be.
Once I got the pushrod in place, I also realized that it slightly interferes with the lower edge of the F705 bulkhead hole that the pushrod runs through. So I took it back out and opened the hole just a little bit. Dremel to the rescue. I knew this could be an issue but I wanted to make sure mine had the interference before I cut on it.
I put the pushrod back in place, installed the rod ends on each end, and installed the bolts and washers as needed. As usual, it was fun getting washers in between the rod ends and the mounts. Here’s the forward and aft ends:
I need to tighten the jam nuts, but I also want to wait until everything is rigged. I am not going to put the main pushrod in until later.
Time: 1:30
