REFLECTOR: draggy rudder cable

[Ron Brown]

I installed an extra set of pulleys, similar to those installed on the 
firewall, at the rudder cable inlet at the wing root.  The original design 
will create a point of drag.  My rudder cables work very smoothly with only 
the spring in the rudder and a spring at the rudder pedal.

If the cables are draggy in the nylaflow conduit, you can spray silicone 
into the conduits.

Ronnie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurence Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: draggy rudder cable


> Doug,
>
> I have the old style external rudder horns and can deflect the rudder and
> the cable slides in all the way till the nicopress hits the winglet.  In
> other words, no noticeable resistance.  Even with the rudder pedal return
> springs removed, the spring in the winglet will return the rudder to the
> stop.  I don't think that graphite would hurt anything but shouldn't be
> necessary.  If your cables are draggy, there may be something else afoot.
>
> Larry Coen
> N136LC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <doug.holub at tx.rr.com>
> To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:17 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: draggy rudder cable
>
>
>> I'm installling the rudder cables in the fuselage and the wing. Is there
>> anything with which I could lubricate the cable to make it move easier?
>> Graphite?
>>
>> Doug Holub
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