The throttle quadrant assembly is well documented and straight forward.
Evan Brunye has very detailed and helpful video on the assembly of this part:
3.5. Sling TSi Fuselage Throttle Quadrant
All rivnuts were installed with J-BWeld Steel Reinforced Epoxy.
Parts were cleaned and prepped using my established procedures for cleaning and treating components prior to assembly.
Testing fitting the hand brake master cylinder I neglected to remove the required 5 threads this caused the piston to bind on the brake handle and limit travel.
The valve shipped with the kit uses British Pipe Thread (BPT) that need to be re threaded to NPT.
I found a replacement valve on MSCDirect: Miniature Manual Ball Valve: 1/8″ Pipe
The valve mounts need to be slightly enlarged to fit larger diameter valve body but this is fairly easy to do.
Final assembly was delayed several months because I was missing the poly base that is mounted under the throttle quadrant cover. This delay gave me some time to get parts powder coated and laser etched.
I had a local shop power coat the brake and throttle parts and MidWest Panel Builders painted and laser etched "Sling TSi" on the top.
So very shiny.
TIP
- I recommend getting this part powder coated with your panel at MidWest so they can match your instrument panel color. They can also add customized logos if you want something unique for your plane.
Final assembly included the clear brake line tube which was pre-bent using a heat gun to achieve the required shape. This tube is quite ridged and can easily kink if over bent.
NOTES
This part will be set aside until I am ready for final assembly.
There is a Service Bulletin #0024 that replaces part of this assembly and a new throttle cable, which I will cover in a separate post.
