"Doug Hoffman" wrote in message
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The following relates the actual experience an HP-14 owner had
with lubricants and dirt. Source is Wayne Paul's HP web site. It
supports Bob Kuykendall's assertion that careful selection of
lubricant is important, if one chooses to lubricate at all.

"I have had to replace all of the cables, the previous owner had
greased them at the fairleads, and they picked up dirt and got
badly worn very fast. I also replaced the aileron pushrods, as
they also had been greased at the guides, and ended up with wear
marks. "

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At the time of cable/push-rod replacement, the HP-14 was 27 years old;
however, only had 167 hours of flight time. I thought I had purchased an
inexpensive sailplane, but in fact I had purchased a cheap sailplane.
(http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/HP-14/N990/N990.html)

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/