-Removed the Front and Rear sticks for the control column assembly -With the F-839-2 pushrod still inside it, maneuvered the control column into place and installed it in the fuselage -Reinstalled the front and rear sticks. This was not fun trying to insert thin washers between bearings and plates while bent over the side of the fuse working in tight spaces... -Installed and attached the F-804 pushrod and bellcrank assemblies -Made sure the elevators were still clamped in trail -Installed the forward end of the large F-841 pushrod to the bellcrank and the aft end to the elevator horns -Adjusted the forward rod-end bearing the F-841 pushrod until the front and rear sticks were perpendicular to the upper longerons with the elevators clamped in trail
