Winter project - Udo rigger

Errrrr.........
When I went to A&P school (oh so many years ago) they told us that
aircraft cables should NOT be lubercated. Lube only the pulleys with
WD-40. As for not being able move your rudder pedals back, you need to
clean the sliding tubes and then lube with
WD-40.................lubing the cable has nothing to do with fixing
the problem..
JJ

BT wrote:
"JS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Martin and Tim, I forgot the final stage... I used bicycle
chain lube!
Tri-Flow works on the bike pretty well without picking up half the
desert.
LPS make great products, I think there are three cans of their stuff
in the garage.
The WD40 cleans out all the old shrapnel pretty well.
Jim

So what would everyone recommend on cables? the post about LS2 getting
stiff.

In the LS-4 (9B) I always have the rudder pedals close for control on
takeoff and braking if needed
Last summer at JABOG (Tonopah) after 3 hours at 17,000ft, on descent for
landing I was unable to move (pull the rudder pedal adjust cable) to pull
the rudder pedals back into a position for effective heel braking. I had to
fly around down lower for about 15 minutes to warm things up before I could
adjust the pedals.

BT

thanx JJ

"JJ Sinclair" wrote in message
...
Errrrr.........
When I went to A&P school (oh so many years ago) they told us that
aircraft cables should NOT be lubercated. Lube only the pulleys with
WD-40. As for not being able move your rudder pedals back, you need to
clean the sliding tubes and then lube with
WD-40.................lubing the cable has nothing to do with fixing
the problem..
JJ

BT wrote:
"JS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Martin and Tim, I forgot the final stage... I used bicycle
chain lube!
Tri-Flow works on the bike pretty well without picking up half the
desert.
LPS make great products, I think there are three cans of their stuff
in the garage.
The WD40 cleans out all the old shrapnel pretty well.
Jim

So what would everyone recommend on cables? the post about LS2
getting
stiff.

In the LS-4 (9B) I always have the rudder pedals close for control on
takeoff and braking if needed
Last summer at JABOG (Tonopah) after 3 hours at 17,000ft, on descent for
landing I was unable to move (pull the rudder pedal adjust cable) to pull
the rudder pedals back into a position for effective heel braking. I had
to
fly around down lower for about 15 minutes to warm things up before I
could
adjust the pedals.

BT

On Feb 28, 7:52*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Errrrr.........
When I went to A&P school (oh so many years ago) they told us that
aircraft cables should NOT be lubercated.

What did they say about lubricating sheathed/enclosed cables such as
throttle, carb heat, and mixture? My experience is that, unless they
have an integral nylon sheath, they do need to be lubricated but LPS-2
in not a good choice.

BTW a review of AC 43.13-1b found this:


7-150. CORROSION AND RUST PREVENTION.
To ensure a satisfactory service life
for aircraft control cables, use a cable lubricant to
reduce internal friction and prevent corrosion.

My poor experience with LPS-2 on aircraft control cables was with the
enclosed throttle cable of my PA28-180.

I have never lubricated open control cables that run over pulleys
although AC43.13-1b does seem to say that is appropriate in some
circumstances.

thanks

Andy