Put the newly refurbished pushrods into the plane. Pulled the rearmost pushrod down from storage. Unlike the pushrods in the cockpit which are made of steel and painted black, this beauty is aluminum and still has its factory paint. Interestingly, it's the only piece in the plane painted with this green paint.
The pushrod is made of a single tube and is tapered on both ends. It's surprisingly heavy for its size. It must have been made from a fairly heavy walled tube.
Cleaned and relubed the rod end bearings on either end. Again, with the old grease and grime removed and newly greased, they are smooth as silk.