---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/31/09: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:52:39 AM PST US From: "Chuck & Lana Maggart" 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:12:53 AM PST US From: Subject: Re: Zenith-List: 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck & Lana Maggart To: Zenith-List Digest Server 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 http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:42:21 AM PST US Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Fishing For An Aileron Cable From: "Beckman, Rick" 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 From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chuck & 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 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:47:41 PM PST US From: Terry Phillips Subject: Re: Zenith-List: 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.