Hangar 9 Clipped-wing Taylorcraft Instruction Manual page 40

Section 15: Installing the Control Linkages
Step 5. Drill a 1/8" hole at this mark. This end of the hardwood
dowel will be used as the end for the split elevators. Two of the
12" threaded rods will be installed at this end.
Step 6. Locate the two 12" threaded rods. Using needle-nose
pliers, bend a 90-degree angle at the opposite end of the threaded
portion of each rod. The bent section should be 3/16" long. Cut
off any excess material so the rods will fit into the holes of the
hardwood pushrod without the ends extending out of the hole on
the other side.
Step 7. Using the pattern shown below as a reference, bend the
two threaded 12" rods the approximate angle the diagram shows.
These are only approximate, final adjustment will be made when
fitting the control rods to each elevator control horn.
Wood Pushrod
Step 8. Trial fit the two 12" threaded rods into the holes on
either side of the wood pushrod.
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1 1 / " 8 1 / "
2 2
1
1" 8 / "
2
Step 9. Once you're satisfied with the fit, mix a small amount of
6-minute epoxy and apply it to the holes and areas the rods will
fit into. Coat the joint with epoxy, wrap with half of the nylon
thread provided and allow it to cure.
Step 10. Carefully cut away the covering at the tail of the
fuselage where the pushrods exit. Note there are two cutouts on
each side. The ones closest to the horizontal stabilizer are for the
elevator pushrods to exit. The ones farther away from the
horizontal stabilizer are the rudder pull-pull cable exits.
Step 11. Spread the two threaded pushrods apart approximately
1
1 / - 2". Insert the elevator pushrod into the fuselage so that each
2
threaded rod comes out of the elevator pushrod exits. Thread a
clevis onto each threaded rod several turns. As extra insurance, it is
a good idea to place metal clevis keeper over a clevis to prevent the
clevis from accidentally opening in flight.
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