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1. 09:52 AM - Fishing For An Aileron Cable (Chuck & Lana Maggart)
2. 10:12 AM - Re: Fishing For An Aileron Cable ()
3. 10:42 AM - Re: Fishing For An Aileron Cable (Beckman, Rick)
4. 03:47 PM - Re: Fishing For An Aileron Cable (Terry Phillips)
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| Subject: | Fishing For An Aileron Cable |
Help! In the process of removing an aileron cable, from my finished
601XL, a friend helping me had the string come off the end of the
aileron cable. We spent the rest of the day trying to feed a piece of
bailing wire in from the fuselage fairlead to the aileron bellcrank (to
attach another string to). The weight of the wire pulls the wire down
too low to pass through the lightening holes in the outboard ribs. The
wire also bends when it hits an obstruction. I haven't tried an
electrician's snake yet. Has anyone else has run into this problem and
what worked? Thanks in advance!
Chuck Maggart
601XL/Jabiru/Finished
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| Subject: | Re: Fishing For An Aileron Cable |
I've had that happen before. My solution was to go to the aviation
department of Lowe's, and buy a ten foot length of 1/2" PVC pipe. It's
cheap and effective.
Paul R
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Help! In the process of removing an aileron cable, from my finished
601XL, a friend helping me had the string come off the end of the
aileron cable. We spent the rest of the day trying to feed a piece of
bailing wire in from the fuselage fairlead to the aileron bellcrank (to
attach another string to). The weight of the wire pulls the wire down
too low to pass through the lightening holes in the outboard ribs. The
wire also bends when it hits an obstruction. I haven't tried an
electrician's snake yet. Has anyone else has run into this problem and
what worked? Thanks in advance!
Chuck Maggart
601XL/Jabiru/Finished
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| Subject: | Fishing For An Aileron Cable |
Yes, I have used this method several times. I have a
length of #10 electrical wire, with insulation on it. I straighten it as
best as I can and turn the first foot up about 5=B0. Then I measure
about a foot longer than I need on the other end and bend it 90=B0 so I
can keep the angle up to go through the lightening holes. Then it's
simply a matter of threading the "needle". With two guys, it's not too
hard.
Good Luck!!
Rick
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Lana Maggart
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 11:52 AM
Subject: Zenith-List: Fishing For An Aileron Cable
Help! In the process of removing an aileron cable, from my finished
601XL, a friend helping me had the string come off the end of the
aileron cable. We spent the rest of the day trying to feed a piece of
bailing wire in from the fuselage fairlead to the aileron bellcrank (to
attach another string to). The weight of the wire pulls the wire down
too low to pass through the lightening holes in the outboard ribs. The
wire also bends when it hits an obstruction. I haven't tried an
electrician's snake yet. Has anyone else has run into this problem and
what worked? Thanks in advance!
Chuck Maggart
601XL/Jabiru/Finished
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| Subject: | Re: Fishing For An Aileron Cable |
Chuck
I bought a fiberglass-rod wire-running kit from Harbor Freight to pull some
coax behind cabinets:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=65327
It is stiff enough to thread through an airplane wing and has a hook to
pull a cable or string through. I think it will be useful for pulling wires
through my wings. It turned out that one cabinet unit blocked off the space
behind the cabinets, so I wasn't able to use the kit for the coax, but it
looks like a decent product to me. At least it showed me I'd need to find
another route for the coax.
Terry
At 11:52 AM 8/31/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>Help! In the process of removing an aileron cable, from my finished
>601XL, a friend helping me had the string come off the end of the aileron
>cable. We spent the rest of the day trying to feed a piece of bailing
>wire in from the fuselage fairlead to the aileron bellcrank (to attach
>another string to). The weight of the wire pulls the wire down too low to
>pass through the lightening holes in the outboard ribs. The wire also
>bends when it hits an obstruction. I haven't tried an electrician's snake
>yet. Has anyone else has run into this problem and what worked? Thanks
>in advance!
>
>Chuck Maggart
>601XL/Jabiru/Finished
Terry Phillips ZBAGer
ttp44~at~rkymtn.net
Corvallis MT
601XL/Jab 3300 s .. l .. o .. o .. w build kit - Tail, flaps, & ailerons
are done; waiting on the wings
http://www.mykitlog.com/N47TP/
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