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Step 6
Installing the Rudder Pedals |
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Given that I ordered my pedals from Dennis Oelmann, I
didn't have on-hand some of the other parts you'd need, like the CS-13
spacers that folks either make, used to order from Brock and perhaps are now
ordering from the Cozy Girrrls. I made some temporary spacers out of
some carbon fiber tubing I had left over from a kite project. |
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I made these pieces per plans with some minor exceptions.
I used two pieces of foam, to ensure the pieces were parallel fore and aft,
also, I cut some slots in the outside piece of foam to allow the pedal pivot
to align itself properly, without binding, when it was floxed in place. |
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This picture shows the foam pieces, routed and carved to
accept the aluminum-mounted nutplate. |
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Once all of those parts fit properly, they get assembled
and the aluminum pieces get floxed into place. Note the piece of peel
ply I used to prevent the flox from getting where it's not supposed to be. |
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Once the flox cured, I sanded around the foam blocks with
36 grit to ready these mount points for the fiberglass layups. |
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I made patterns for the layups that covered the rudder
pedal mount points out of paper, then transferred them to some plastic film.
I also made lines where the glass needed to be cut. |
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Cut fiberglass, wet out the laups, install,
stipple/squeegee and peel ply. Let these cure and the rudder pedals
are just about finished. |
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Other side, just in case you weren't sure if I did two or
not.... |
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I clamped the pedals together, laying flat on the jig table
so they'd be parallel when drilled/bolted together. I used AN-4
hardware here vice AN-3 in the plans per Dennis. Makes the pedal
assemblies a little more rigid. |
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I guess I don't have any photos of the pedals, bolted
together and installed, to put here. This one will have to do - it's
from later in the construction process after the master cylinders have been
mounted. Oh - by the way - that step in the plans that calls for a light
spring to hold the pedal erect I'm skipping. These pedals with Matco
cylinders shouldn't need that spring.
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| That completes the rudder pedals. Next step
is Installing the Master Brake Cylinders. |
