---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/13/13: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:32 AM - Re: XL Help needed (Tim Juhl) 2. 07:02 AM - Re: Re: XL Help needed (Jay Bannister) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:32:02 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: XL Help needed From: "Tim Juhl" Thanks. I assume the reason the fairleads are slotted is to facilitate wing removal inasmuch as the rivets could be drilled out and the fairleads removed from the cables. I seem to remember seeing quickbuild kits at Oshkosh that simply had a hole in the fairlead, not a slot. I see where it says to use a piece of safety wire across the slot to prevent the cable jumping out so am I correct that the tension of the cables usually pulls them against the nylon portion, not the safety wire? Sorry if I seem a bit dense but I'm just trying to make sense of it all. Tim -------- ______________ CFII Champ L16A flying Zodiac XL - Jabiru 3300A Wing modifications done - back working on the fuselage Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396150#396150 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:02:39 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Re: XL Help needed From: Jay Bannister Tim, The wings can be removed by disconnecting the cables from the bellcranks in the wings. Some of the fairleads are slotted so that you can make up the cables with t heir terminal devices and still be able to get the fairlead in place. If t here is a hole instead of a slot, the cable must be threaded through the ho le before the terminal devices are installed. The slot is mainly a conveni ence thing. With the safety wire in place during installation of the fairl ead, it just makes handling easier. . The way they are situated and aligne d, there is not much chance that the cable will jump out of the slot after it is installed, so the safety wire is just a belt and suspenders thing fro m that standpoint. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Tim Juhl Sent: Wed, Mar 13, 2013 8:34 am Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: XL Help needed Thanks. I assume the reason the fairleads are slotted is to facilitate win g removal inasmuch as the rivets could be drilled out and the fairleads remov ed from the cables. I seem to remember seeing quickbuild kits at Oshkosh that simply had a hole in the fairlead, not a slot. I see where it says to use a piece of safety wire across the slot to preven t the cable jumping out so am I correct that the tension of the cables usually pu lls them against the nylon portion, not the safety wire? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-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/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-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.