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Question On Rudder Cables
In a May 10 posting on Rudder Cable Systems JJ had a great list of things to check on during annual inspections. Item #1 dealt with the nylon sleeve in the "S" tube that prevents metal-to-metal contact. While working on my DISCUS B yesterday I noticed that the nylon sleeves on both "S" tubes had migrated aft -- out of the top of the "S" tube, resulting in metal-to-metal contact at the lower end of the "S" tube. Tried to shove them back in but to no avail. Is there a magic way to correct this situation?
Want to fix this before flying again. Mike J. |
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On Jun 22, 10:04*am, wrote:
In a May 10 posting on Rudder Cable Systems JJ had a great list of things to check on during annual inspections. Item #1 dealt with the nylon sleeve in the "S" tube that prevents metal-to-metal contact. While working on my DISCUS B yesterday I noticed that the nylon sleeves on both "S" tubes had migrated aft -- out of the top of the "S" tube, resulting in metal-to-metal contact at the lower end of the "S" tube. Tried to shove them back in but to no avail. Is there a magic way to correct this situation? Want to fix this before flying again. Mike J. You may need to disconnect one end of the rudder cables to remove tension in the "S" to allow the tube to be pushed back into position. It would be a good time to thoroughly inspect the cable for wear or frayed cable end sticking out that may have slowly pushed the tube out of position. T |
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At 02:03 24 June 2012, T wrote:
On Jun 22, 10:04=A0am, wrote: In a May 10 posting on Rudder Cable Systems JJ had a great list of things= to check on during annual inspections. Item #1 dealt with the nylon sleeve= in the "S" tube that prevents metal-to-metal contact. While working on my = DISCUS B yesterday I noticed that the nylon sleeves on both "S" tubes had m= igrated aft -- out of the top of the "S" tube, resulting in metal-to-metal = contact at the lower end of the "S" tube. Tried to shove them back in but t= o no avail. Is there a magic way to correct this situation? Want to fix this before flying again. Mike J. You may need to disconnect one end of the rudder cables to remove tension in the "S" to allow the tube to be pushed back into position. It would be a good time to thoroughly inspect the cable for wear or frayed cable end sticking out that may have slowly pushed the tube out of position. T Mike, You need a way to get some pressure on the nylon tube and force it back into the 'S' tube. You might try clamping two little wood blocks on the cable where it exits the nylon tube (held in place with a 'C' clamp), then heat up ehe 'S' tube with a heat gun and then pull back on the rudder pedal adjustment. The wood blocks won't let the rudder pedals move, but will place pressure on the nylon tube, forcing it back where it belongs (hopefully)............... give it a try, it's better than replacing the rudder cables in order to get the tube back where it belongs! Cheers, JJ |
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