09-01-2012: 3 hrs
I got the brake pedal installed on the rudder, assembled the cylinder and drilled the brake pedal to cylinder. It's a little tricky first to get the both right and left brake padals aligned. You have to align both padal using a straight bar crossing between the left and right rudder padal toe. If you tilt too much forward, you will have edge margin problem when drilling the holes connecting the brake padal to brake master cylinder.
With the newly bought drill press, drilling the deep rudder blocks was piece of a cake. Hand drilling the deep block could be a challenge to keep the drill bit straight all the way.
The new drill press
Hole positions are marked on the rubber bearing block
Aluminum angle is used to align rudder pedals
Brake cylinders are installed
An angle drill bit is used to mark the hole position on brake pedal plate
The two brake pedals are clamped together
The brake pedal plates are drilled, brake cylinders are installed
The finished rudder pedal assembly
The center rudder bearing block is cut to half
With the newly bought drill press, drilling the deep rudder blocks was piece of a cake. Hand drilling the deep block could be a challenge to keep the drill bit straight all the way.
The new drill press
Hole positions are marked on the rubber bearing block
Aluminum angle is used to align rudder pedals
Brake cylinders are installed
An angle drill bit is used to mark the hole position on brake pedal plate
The two brake pedals are clamped together
The brake pedal plates are drilled, brake cylinders are installed
The finished rudder pedal assembly
The center rudder bearing block is cut to half
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