Nice Surprize During Pre Flight, And A Few Odd Questions

Went in to the mechanic this morning it was not any thing major no parts
needed he just took some slack out of the cable's and made sure it was
strait. boy can I feel a difference in the rudder peddles nice and firm no
major slop. Every thing is all bolted, pined and safety wired back together
& working great. We even go the ARC RT-308 radio to come out.



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The airplane I just bought gave me a nice little surprise went out to do
my
pre flight and noticed that my right rudder cable had some slop in it I
did
not feel comfortable flying it with the lack of tension on it so the
mechanic is going to look at it tomorrow. Also what holds tension on the
rudder cables? I know the cost of a new cable is only $80.00 + labor. Is
there any source on the net ware I can find out how the cable system
works
on a later model Cessna 150M kinda curious and would like to know my
airplane inside and out. Ware do I find me a factory service manual? I
want
to learn every thing about this little 150.

Every 150 I ever flew seems to have a lot of "slop" in the rudder
cables when sitting on the ground. It's usually due to the way the
nosewheel steering is spring-linked to the rudder controls, and the
nosewheel not being centered when the plane was parked. Twist the
nosewheel so it's pointing straight ahead and see if your "slop"
disappears. Even our 172 does this, but the phenominon doesn't seem so
pronounced as on the 150.