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For Pat Weston & other builders:
   It's been a while since I put that assembly together, but your posting
reminded me that the forks of the joystick were 'way too tight on mine, too.
I solved the problem by putting the flanged Delrin bushings in my lathe and
thinning the flanges by an equal amount on either side.  If you don't do
this, the sides of the joystick have to be spread a lot, and end up not
parallel to each other or the bushing flanges.
   The downside of this kludge is that the thinner bushing flanges may wear
out sooner, but after the fix the joystick moves very easily.  With the
elevators not connected, it requires almost no force at all.  It's important
to get as much friction out of the control system as possible, so keep at it
until it will pretty much fall back and forth with a flick of a finger.
   If you don't have access to a machine lathe, you might accomplish the
same thing by sanding, but it's going to be difficult to keep the surfaces
flat and exactly at right angles to the axis.  You'll also have to work them
down with fine stuff so they are not too rough.
Jim Cameron, Port Aransas, TX 78373, (361) 749-4266.    LNCE  N82500

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