Okay, I'm making my way through the build of the Four Star 40. I'm almost done with the wing but I made what I'm sure is a newbie mistake. Despite the warnings not to get glue between the aileron torque rod and the brass collar, I somehow did. This morning when I went to test the travel in the torque rod on the left side, there wasn't any. Locked tight. Just to add to this, I used epoxy to glue the aileron assembly to the trailing edge because I thought it was important that it not fall off during flight! The rod is basically welded to the brass collar.

Anyway, I was able to cut the assembly away from the trailing edge but it's not useable. I need to replace this with something similar or possibly even better. I saw some assemblies listed in the DuBro catalog but I'm not sure which one will work. Obviously, not the micro or 1/2 A versions that they list, but are there others that will work? What about other manufacturers?

Any help would be appreciated as I'm close to finishing the wing. I'm moving on to the fuselage now to see what else I can mess up. Anyway, it's been enjoyable building it thus far. It looks like a great kit, however, I did have to order some additional 1/4" stock because one aileron was cut slightly smaller than the other for some reason.

Thanks!
Bob