F-840 Elevator Pushrod binding

15 Sep 2004 F-840 Elevator Pushrod binding

When I moved my control stick from side to side, I got a little binding at the extreme end. This turns out to be caused by something that is not in the plans. I had to call Van’s to tell them about this, and they suggested adding some 5702-75-060 washers around the rod end bearing on the aft end of the F840 pushrod, just like they are on the front rod end bearing. Worked like a charm!

Here are the plans. Ignore the highlighting.