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Date: 10-02-2026
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Number of Hours: 6.00
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Short Description: Aileron push rods (22-02)
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A while ago I cut the tubes to length for the in-wing push rods and prepared the end caps. One of them I wasn’t happy with, so I ordered a new one. Now that I completed the aileron I hopped back on the push rods. I prepped and primed the long tubes and the end caps, then assembled them per the plans.
The small rods that reach out to the aileron required a lot more work. Apparently, they used to supply powder coated rods that fit the rod ends, but now they provide a thicker steel tube that requires reaming to size. I had to purchase a couple of different size reamers to get the ID of the tube to the right size. I was slow cutting, but I managed to get them to fit nicely. The next trick was to cut the holes. Some created some printed templates that worked nicely and I used those holes to drill through the rod ends as well. Mark the locations prep and prime. After everything was primed, I added some JB weld to the interior of the rod ends and let that set up for 24 hrs. I was concerned that the long rivets would expand in the tube and not on the outside when I went to squeeze them. Once set, I redrilled the hole through the JB weld so I would have a solid structure for the rivet. Even with all that the shop head still has an oval shape due to the small radius of the tubes.
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Aileron long push rod end (26-101)
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Both push rods complete (26-102)
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Small push rods (26-104)
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