Took the temporary washers off of the rod-end bearing attachments and fabricated some spacers from 6061T6 tubing. Adjusted the connecting rod length to eliminate contact between the connecting rod and the elevator push/pull tube. Safetied the servo fasteners and torqued the others and torque-sealed.
The second pic shows the clearance between the connecting rod and the push/pull tube. It's about 1/4". I wouldn't mind a little more; but, the limit is the servo arm position. If I make the gap larger, the servo could get into an "over center" situation and lock the pich controls. I'm being conservative and keeping the servo arm well away from that region in favor of a potential rub between the two tubes. During flight test I'll check this to besure that it doesn't rub when the airplane is G'd up.
