June 25, 2020 – Well, the third time’s the charm. I drilled the elevator horns and they are actually aligned!
I was able to get a rod end for the elevator pushrod with a 1/4″ bore, so I went with doing 1/4″ holes in the elevator horns. My friend on the airport welded one of the holes closed (again).
Since I wasn’t having as much success with my drill bushings, I found a wire brush that had a hole drilled through the handle. The handle was exactly 1″ wide, which is the space between the horns, and the handle fit in between very snugly. So I pressed a .248″ bushing into the handle and cut the head off.
I nested a smaller drill bushing in that to get the hole started, then I ran a .248″ reamer through there.
Finally!
Time: 2:00
