Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Adjust the push rod lengths and connect the rudder pedals
Now the pushrods can be adjusted to length and connected to the rudder pedals.
Set the nose wheel so that it is facing straight ahead – move the aircraft back a few meters and
then move it forward in a straight line so that the nose wheel is aligned correctly.
Set the rudder pedals so that the tops of the pedals are all in line when viewed from the side,
as shown in the drawing at the end of this task.
Adjust the length of the left-hand pushrod by screwing the rod ends in or out an equal amount
at each end of the pushrod until the rod end lines up with the hole in the pilot‟s side right
rudder pedal arm without altering the position of the nose wheel and then fit the rod end to the
outside of the rudder pedal arm with an AN4-14A bolt through the pedal arm then an AN960-
416L flat washer and then the rod end followed by an AN960-516 flat washer and Nyloc nut.
Repeat the length adjustment procedure for the right-hand pushrod, still keeping the tops of
the rudder pedals all in line, then fit the rod end to the outside of the co-pilot‟s side left rudder
pedal arm with an AN4-14A bolt through the pedal arm then an AN960-416L flat washer and
then the rod end followed by an AN960-516 flat washer and Nyloc nut.
Check that the rudder pedals can move the nose wheel freely from side to side and make any
fine adjustments that may be needed to have the tops of the rudder pedals all in line with the
nose wheel tracking straight ahead.
When the final adjustments have been made then all the plain nuts on the rod ends can be
locked off, all the Nyloc nuts can be tightened to safety and all nuts can be marked with
TorqueSeal
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Rudder
cable tab
Rudder
travel stop
Pushrod and
rod end
with plain
nut