Started final assembly of Andair valve. Andair instructions said to lubricate fitting to body seals and tighten and stake the screws. I pulled the fitting loose and found the seals were dry. I realized the dry seals that were over 10 years old had probably taken a set and maybe hardened. I decided to replace the seals now instead of later after I would have to deal with more disassembly as well as fuel in the lines. Researched replacement o-rings at Andair and Andair US distributors and found they weren't available. Researched options at vanairforce and didn't find any. Emailed Andair asking for US distributor or information so I could buy a standard o-ring.
Installed fuel line and brake line on left side in front of spar. The assembly order matters, but isn't too difficult. Decided I might want to route the lines differently. Installed the fuel and brake lines on the right side to see if the new way was actually better. Reworked the left side to match the right side. Still need to clean up silicone tape I used to prevent wear. The final routing has the brake line resting against the landing gear mount tube and the fuel line routing over it. This should work as long as the fuel line is able to reach the tank fitting okay. See IMG_7663 below.
Cleaned and glued rubber extrusion to the fuel pump and filter mounting plate using weldwood contact cement.
Cut the 1" UHMW PE rod received from McMaster on a bandsaw to create spacers to reduce side play on the right/rear. After several tries I was able to make flat disks. The trick was to use a miter gauge set to 90 degrees and not rotate the rod during or between cuts. If you rotate the rod between cuts you get a disk that is thicker on one side since the rod is not perfectly straight. I ended up using one that was 0.090" on the left side and one that was 0.125" thick on the right. This resulted in almost no side play when the rudder bars were mounted in the forward location and a small amount of side play in the center location. There will be additional side play in the rear location.