Title: Section 33 part 1
I had already installed the oil reservoir so that part was already done. This section begins with separating quite a few different pieces for the rudder pedals. It's fairly basic stuff. I decided to prime and then paint the rudder pedals. I know they will get scuffed a lot but I plan to put grip tape on the part where you step to protect the paint a bit. After I drilled, primed and assembled the rudder pedals I managed to squeeze all the rivets with my hand squeezer. It allowed the paint to remain perfect. Then it was onto the rudder assembly attachments. It took me a while to figure out how to make the spaces but I ended up using a rivet to gently sand down the spacers until it matched in height. After that I used a soft hammer to gently bend the tabs so they were perpendicular and then went onto mount the rudder pedals. I ended up doing the first bolt using the washer recommended but had to make some adjustments with various light washers in order to fit. I tightened the castle nuts with my fingers and ensured the friction was minimal before installing the codder pins. Ones the pedals were all done I got some thread sealant from Ted and installed the master cylinders. They are labeled left and right but there is only one way they can be installed so don't worry too much about labeling them. This was very satisfying to see how well them moved once installed. Next it was onto the nylon bushings for the pedal mounts. This required using a template to drill 2 #12 pilot holes followed by a #10 final drill using the drill press into these 4” blocks. It was quite easy. Before I installed the redial pedal mounts I used the 3M wheel to clean up the ends of the pipes that had some powers coat remains in it. Then apply some grease and install the assemblies. I found that using two washers in the center assembly allowed for less friction on the pedal mounts. There will be some friction no matter what, so I just installed them to where the friction of the nuts increased slightly signifying I had removed all the play in the nuts. Next it's onto the brake lines!


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