ORIGINAL: Hansenr
Hopefully the pic comes through.
But was mounting the ailerons onto the wing of my LT-40 and noticed that the Rods don't line up as noted in the picture. But should these be in alignment or can they be off set a little - will this affect performance if left in this fashon? I think all I need to do is realign the hole in the aileron to fix the problem and make them closer together as they aren't permanently attached at the moment.
The two torque rods should be at approximately the same position when the ailerons are centered. Now with that said, you can get by without it like that but it's not the best solution. If you can correct them without too much trouble then I would. But if correcting them is going to be major then you can leave it like you have it and simply adjust the length of your pushrods to compensate. Like I said, while it's not preferred you can get by with like that.
If you don't have the ailerons attached yet you can probably correct it pretty easily. Simply hold the one side of the torque rod pliers and use then use another set of pliers to "twist" it a little bit so that they are even.
Ken