I appreciate the responses...here is a picture of what I have come up with so far. I flipped over the pedals on the assembly I had and added an extension to the pedals to attach the cylinders to the pedal side. I spread the pedals apart wide enough to clear the cylinders ok. I like the idea of attaching a fixed part of the pedal and I think I will do that before I fix it in place.
https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Jul 16, 2013 5:01 PM, "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <flesner at frontier.com> wrote: > > I wanted to hang the pedals because the floor of the >> fuselage is uneven. Has anyone hung pedals that have brake cylinders >> attached? >> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**+ > I consider "hanging pedals" to be the preferred method. There is nothing > on the floor to interfere with me stretching my legs out between the > pedals, all the way to the firewall in cruise. Very comfy. :-) > > Some photos of my setup are on the web page http://myplace.frontier.com/~ > **flesner/ <http://myplace.frontier.com/~flesner/> Scroll down about > half way. Since those photos I've added an edge fence to the right pedal > so I can tell where my right foot is located and not catch the two center > pedals at the same time. > > I extended the firewall shelf back about 2 inches or so but the pedals > could just as easily be mounted to suitable channel attached to existing > firewall shelf. You will want a fixed portion of the pedal and a hinged > section for the brake. Space them apart a bit so you don't drag the brake. > Additional spacing can be achieved by gluing a strip of half round wood > trim to the bottom of the fixed pedal, thickness to be determined by > spacing needed. > > Use two light weight springs attached to firewall, one on each side, to > tension and center the cables. Also, before installing the pedals, beef up > the 90 degree corner welds with a small gusset, especially the assembly > for the right pedal. That assembly flexes with every rudder input and the > weld will brake eventually. Don't ask me how I know. You certainly don't > want it to brake on takeoff or landing. Mine broke on the ramp. Lucky me. > > I probably have some additional photos I could e-mail direct if these > don't answer your questions. I also have a very rough hand drawing with > some approx dimensions I could e-mail if someone contacts me off net a > flesner at frontier.com > > Larry Flesner > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> > . > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to > change options > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rudder pedals.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 39592 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://list.krnet.org/mailman/private/krnet_list.krnet.org/attachments/20130716/3d4202b6/attachment.jpg>
