Great Planes PT-E Trainer Electric Kit - GPMA0110 - Manual (Page 24)

D 6. Screw a nylon clevis on the threaded end of both
steel pushrod wires. Screw it all the way on, until
the wire is visible inside the clevis (about 17 full
turns). Note: The wire will be easier to hold if you
grasp it with a pliers.
D 7. Lay the wires on the fuse plan (top view), and use
a pliers to bend the wires to match the drawings of
the elevator and rudder pushrods. Notice where the
wire makes a 90-degree bend and goes into the stick
and mark that location on the wire. Make this bend
now and cut off the excess wire.
D 10. Insert the wires into the holes and slots in the
1/4" x 1/4" balsa sticks, and glue in place with thin
CA.
D 11. Use your T-bar to sand the ends of the balsa
pushrods to a rounded and somewhat pointed shape,
as shown on the plans and in the photos. This will
reduce the chance of the pushrod binding against
something inside the fuselage.
D 8. Take the straight wires that you cut off, and make
a short 90-degree bend in one end of each of them.
D 9. Use sandpaper to roughen the four ends of the
wires that will be glued into the balsa sticks.
D 12. Wrap the ends of the pushrods with strong
thread, as shown on the plan, apply thick CA to the
threads and smooth it out with a piece of waxed
paper. Allow to harden.
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