Shaft for trim tab system needed

[vetdrem]

Re: Shaft for trim tab system needed

OK, so let me get this straight. There is supposed to be a "trim position indicator" installed??

I had a '41 BC-65 with the flippers and of course no position indicator. Then I bought a '41 BC12-65 DELUXE that has the trim tab on the elevator and a crank in the overhead. It has a wool headliner but no position indicator. I thought that it could use one, but I decided that it didn't really matter, I turned it to relieve yoke pressure for whatever speed I was shooting for, not to make a needle point in a certain direction.

I thought that it was built that way. I guess that I will be doing some investigating when I get back up north in the spring (early May). Leave me some space on the forum so I can ask some probing questions.

Louie

[Bruce Caldwell]

Re: Shaft for trim tab system needed

Thanks for the reply Rob! I can wait till May. I will let you know next week if that shaft will work with my pulley.

[Bruce Caldwell]

Re: Shaft for trim tab system needed

I'd love to see the drawings. You can post them here of send me an email at [email protected].

Thanks Hank, I have learned so much from your posts.

Bruce
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[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Shaft for trim tab system needed

I have drawings for the "tin bits" if you need them.

Hank

[Robert Lees]

Re: Shaft for trim tab system needed

Hello Bruce:
I have the shaft if that helps (see photo). If you'd like it, it's yours for the shipping cost from the UK, unless you can wait until May when I can ship it from the USA.

You can see the spline where the pulley fits. The crank fits using a cotter pin or scroll pin at the left-hand end.

The rest of the mechanism is a bit of tin and wire, and can reasonably be made by a semi-competent person. Well, I managed it : http://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/trim-system-new.htm



Let me know,
Rob

[Bruce Caldwell]

I'm looking for parts that drives the trim system which is overhead in the cockpit. It has the crank on the bottom and pulley and tell tale on the top. All I have is the handle and pulley. What I need is the shaft and tell tale parts. Any help out there?