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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 10-15-2007
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Number of Hours: 3.30
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Brief Description: Smoke system; elevator pushrods; control stick
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This evening, I riveted the smoke-oil reservoir doubler plate and platenuts to the aft baggage floor, and attached the attach angles with 1/4" bolts. Then I countersunk the holes under the reservoir that will take flush blind rivets, attaching the floor to the longerons. With the exception of painting, the floor is basically ready to install.
Next, I marked and drilled the F-840 elevator pushrod and the threaded pushrod ends, and riveted on the ends. I primed the pushrod and painted it light gray.
Finished assembling the mostly pre-made F-839 elevator pushrod by screwing in the appropriate rod ends. Here, I encountered a slight problem: The drawings specify a 30-1/8" distance between the centers of the rod ends. One end of my pushrod allows the rod ends to be screwed in only about 5/8" before apparently "bottoming out." The other end is normal, but the pushrod is still 1/8" too long with both rod ends screwed in as far as they will go. I might have to tap the hole.
Finally, I drilled the 3/16" holes in the aft control stick that take an AN-3 attach bolt. This bolt secures the upper and lower pieces together, and allows the aft stick to be removed if desired.
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The aft baggage floor with the smoke-oil reservoir mount fully installed.
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F-840 pushrod end, riveted and ready for priming and painting.
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Rear cockpit stick halves, drilled for the AN3 bolt (left) that connects them.
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