On 31 Mar 2005 14:23:42 GMT, "Elem-n-tree" wrote:

that have come off a ground looped airplane. The vendor says that only one
was very slightly damaged, the threaded end being bent just enough that the
rod end wouldn't screw in al the way. He straightened it with a plasic
hammer and says the rod end goes on fine now, but I'd be wondering....
Are these a bargain or a waste of money? they're virtually new aside from
this one defect. I'm considering getting them anyway and replacing the one
damamged wire if it comes to that, but in general, is this acceptable
practice?

Hmm, is it a flying wire or a landing wire? :-)

Seriously though, if you were to use it, would it thread in past the
area where it was bent? If so, how far? That to me might be the
issue. If there are enough threads above where the bend occured, and
you thread it in all that way then there wouldn't be much stress on
the part that had been bent.

The next question is: how many threads must be hidden for the wire to
be a good aircraft practice installation?

Corky Scott