Sunday 28 February 2016

Idler 2.0 part III

Just a quick post today to close the loop with the idler saga. I fitted the KP4 bearings with the spacer in between. At first, when pressing the bearings in, they did not rotate freely due to residual load on the spacer. I took a screwdriver to play with the spacer radially and after a few cycles, the bearings rolled well. Here is the final product:


In position once all fasteners propely torqued:


I also fixed the new trim tab to the elevator for the first time today. Next step is to paint it and connect the trim tab wire!


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