Hello All, Please Help. I put together my Hobbico Superstar ARF, but it seems that the pushrods (?) are badly out of alignment (?). What I mean is that, at rest, the rudder is jammed to the right, and the elevator is jammed in the up position. It is as if the rods are too long.

My question is, do I adjust the length of the rod by twisting the threaded clevises, or is there another way? The don't seem to want to turn.

Thanks!

yes your rods are 2 long they need to be cut to the right size then installed

If possible ask for assistance from someone with experience, if you find out that any of the flying surfaces do not come back to neutral after turning the radio on (transmitter first, followed by receiver), first make sure that trim adjusting levers are set at neutral at transmitter, and that the servo arms are centered in the airplane, if everything is set at neutral and the surfaces are not, it only means that the push rods need to be adjusted, you do this by turning the clevis that actuates the surfaces, chances are that the end of the push rod that attaches to the servo wheel or arm has a Z bend at the end (this is the preferred method for elevator, rudder and ailerons) you do not want to have adjusting clevises on both ends, unless they are made of plastic, metal will allow the push rod to change setting under vibration.
When adjusting push rod length make sure that you can still readjust settings by turning the clevis either way, in case you need to adjust them after the fist few flights. You always want to have the trims at the transmitter at neutral, after the surfaces are adjusted manually by the described method, I am sure if you read the instruction manual there must be mention on how to do this.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Walter D
.... push rods need to be adjusted, you do this by turning the clevis that actuates the surfaces.....

Is it possible that the clevis is glued to the threads on the rod? They seem real tough to turn. The instructions were suprisingly lacking, only a few senteces, mainly just pics and numbers!

Thanks again!

Walter, I got it. Disregard that last post.
Thanks, Paul