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Rv 14A elevator installation

I am currently attaching the elevators to the HS. The engagement distance on the rod ends is 13/16. This distance makes the leading edge of the elevators rub the attach bracket bases in a couple of spots.
I called vans and they said to treat it like a bolt and back it out but make sure i had at least one full thread of engagement behind the nut plate. CANT SEE THE BACK OF THE NUT PLATE. I guess I can make up an assembly and get a dimension. Does any one know the tolerance on the engagement distance from the spar on the HS for these rod ends?
 
I recall that the eyelets have a lot of extra thread on them. You could back one of them out entirely to check.
 
Thanks.
I went and bought a bore scope. Backed them out to 7/8 and still had 1.5 threads of full engagement past the nut plate.
Still getting a little contact in the two locations. May have to adjust the skins a little
 
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