Do use these connectors you need to create an "l-bend" in your control rod. This is simply a 90° bend in the control rod. You then use the keeper to keep it in place. See the attached diagram to clarify this. You can also find all the information you need concerning this at [link=http://www.airfieldmodels.com/information_source/model_aircraft_hardware/linkages.htm]Airfield Models[/link] . This site is ran by RCU member cafeenman and has a wealth of information on it. You can easily lose hours when you are on his site. Check it out, it should answer most of your questions.

Hope this helps.

Ken