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* Before inserting the rudder cable consider adding a rudder cable fairing to your build. Avery makes a suitable fairing and is available from e.g. [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/ruddercable.php Aircraft Spruce]. Draw lines 1 inch above and below the exit hole.<br>[[File:2022-10-09 16-06-00.jpg|400x400px]]<br>[[File:2022-10-09 17-14-23.jpg|400x400px]]<br>See also this Wiki page for variants of how to shape and mount the fairing: [[Rudder_Cable_Fairings]]. | * Before inserting the rudder cable consider adding a rudder cable fairing to your build. Avery makes a suitable fairing and is available from e.g. [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/ruddercable.php Aircraft Spruce]. Draw lines 1 inch above and below the exit hole.<br>[[File:2022-10-09 16-06-00.jpg|400x400px]]<br>[[File:2022-10-09 17-14-23.jpg|400x400px]]<br>See also this Wiki page for variants of how to shape and mount the fairing: [[Rudder_Cable_Fairings]]. | ||
* It's hard to install the Adel-clamp which holds the sleeve at the tail end. Best to first get just the screw test threaded into the nut plate and backed out. Then capture just the cable with the adel clamp, hold the adel clamp closed with a temporary safety wire or a Hemostat and get the bolt in a few threads deep. Then remove the safety wire or Hemostat and capture and position the cable sleeve. Lastly tighten the bolt. | * It's hard to install the Adel-clamp which holds the sleeve at the tail end. Best to first get just the screw test threaded into the nut plate and backed out. Then capture just the cable with the adel clamp, hold the adel clamp closed with a temporary safety wire or a Hemostat and get the bolt in a few threads deep. Then remove the safety wire or Hemostat and capture and position the cable sleeve. Lastly tighten the bolt. | ||
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* Since the links are used in pairs, drill the holes in pairs so the bolt holes align | |||
* The links are steel, best to be drilled with a drill press and the links clamped in a drill press vise sitting on top of a piece of wood that is slightly narrower. The steel is soft, the holes can be drilled in a single step with a #12 bit. | |||
* Some builders make the left and right link different length so the pedals are neutral when the rudder is straight. This requires installing the rudder. | |||