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Date: 06-05-2026
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Number of Hours: 1.00
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Short Description: Rod end bearing preparation.
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Before skinning the wing, I want to connect up the aileron push rods so that it will be easier to rig the control surfaces later on. The push rods use rod end bearings on the ends of the push tubes. These rod end bearings need some prep work done.
First, they needed witness holes drilled in the body of the end bearing, so that I can make sure that the push tubes/rods are screwed into the end bearings a sufficient amount. This required drilling a 1/16" hole drilled 5/16" from the back end of the rod bearing. I did this on my milling machine for all 8 rod end bearings that will eventually be used for the overall control system.
Next, there is a bronze bushing that needed to be pushed into the hole on the swivel end of the end bearing. This bushing reduces the diameter of the swivel hole down to the proper diameter for the bolts which will eventually connect the end bearings to the control system. I pushed these bushings in using my arbor press.
Rod end bearings with witness holes drilled.
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Bronze bushing being inserted into beang using the arbor press.
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Completed rod end bearings.
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