There , the hard brass tube , washer each side , thru the horn , isnt yet filed back to working length . One you can see is longer . Like that with wire through to align , or cut AFTER fitting to the horn .
Here , the hardware store brass ( chinese ) washers , sometimes theres smaller lighter thinner ones , rather than the 3 x ? ( or so ) bolt diameter . i.e. 1/8 in. hole 3/8 in O.D. . Theyre say 2 x hole size O.D.
if you want to save by the gramme . BUT adequate solder fillets are are a necessity .
The Brass Bushes are best left say 1/4 in. long .
The Pushrod Wire end , left long ( a few inches ) despite best laid plans , usually gets a final teak , so the bush rotates free on the pushrod end & in the horn . fitted . or just about .
For weight , the wire pushrod ends ussually only a few inches long . Lapping the carbon pushrod say 1 1/2 inch . Hole or slot if Zer Zero is got after all else is secured .
Use a bike spoke end to pull thread binding up & push down / around .
Try looping on the rod , fitting wire , sliding the bundle aft & taughtening off , but usually thats a tangle .
The holes in the horn there are often ' tap fit ' , deburr & maybe chamfer a wire end , push firmly , or tap thru . Firm sliding Fit . Sometimes the ' keeper wire ' has a FLAT .
So the holes overlap . Pilot drill . Drill half thru from both sides , then finish drill . . Tricky but o.k. if you get it right , say - 1/32 on the centers .
Its essential you pre solder - TIN - all the wire bits where they join , beforehand . After sanding wire bare first ! and dressing most off the solder OFF so it'll go together .
But Then , when you heat it , the 60 / 40 Bar Solder flows nicely . Saves three applications of acid and head ' to take ' and less liable to capture acid residue .
After thorougly cleaning the assembly , best to hit it with a spray can of engine enamel or something . Etch Primer . as inevitably if you oppen up a old ship , the surface rusts
on it , HOW I couldnt tell you . So they get the horn arm hit with dope or whatevers handy . That'd b e why good comercial ones are plated .
If its NARROW aft , the tubes filled flush with the washers . When the pushrod wire arm ends filed back , youve got to pre measure to see you dont remove the ( then ) lip to the retaining copper wire groove .
So , it'll be say 1/16 th or 1/32 left . sometimes THEN soldered , hopefully you get a dome , and file flat to wire end .