Ditto on removing free play from controls. My Alon feels much better after replacing two rod end bearings and the control column bushings.
By the way, another place to remove play is in the mixer casting under the
floor. Because it's a casting, you can't just "honk down" on the bolts
attaching the control rod end bearings. A few judiciously placed shims
between the bearings and the casting will remove play from this source.
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At 06:13 PM 11/15/98 -0600, Ed Burkhead wrote:
>The service bulletin #57 states that the ailerons won't flutter if the
>linkages are within the prescribed tolerances. This is important
>because flutter can be a rythmic vibration at high amplitude and rip the
>aileron off the airplane in seconds.
>
>My plane's aileron controls were looser than the requirements for the
>first 12 years I owned it.
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