Does anyone make a failsafe rod where the portion of the rod going through the powder measure bellcrank is longer than the current part. This part is too short and does not allow the rod to hang straight down. The measure must be rotated such that the rod is not hanging plumb in order to work. If the powder measure is positioned have the length of the rod vertically plumb, the powder measure will bind.
Yes, I have the rod inserted from correct direction, I've tried two different rods and three different powder measures. The problem is the portion of the rod going through the powder measure bellcrank is too short, and the radius in the bend is dragging on the edges of the powder measure bellcrank. I've filed the radius in the bends to effectively increase the straight length here, and this has helped a great deal in making in smoother and less "clanky". I know this is a minor issue, but the lack of smoothness and clanky behavior is annoying.
Was the rod changed when the powder measure bellcrank was changed to the current slotted bellcrank that appears to be twice the thickness as the old deisgn? When I say twice the thickness, I mean from the pictures I've seen of the old design, the bellcrank is one piece and the new design is two pieces. Thanks