Trimmer cable replacement

[colinc]

I thought this tip might be worth passing on:

This weekend I finally faced up to a job I hadn't been looking forward too, replacing the trimmer cable in a covered fuselage. However, it turned out to be very easy.

I joined the new one to one end of the old using about a foot of 1/16" electrical heat-shrink tube which was shrunk onto each cable. It was then carefully pulled through the various supports/fairleads to the tail where I had to split the join to fit a new fairlead, the rejoined and pulled back to the cockpit.

Heat shrink is not very strong and I think if there was ever a next time I might put something like kevlar thread fishing line into the joint to improve its tensile strength.

regards

Colin

[Mark Julicher]

Re: Trimmer cable replacement

Great tip!

I'm still sore from the last time I did the contortionist thing and climbed into the aft fuselage.

[flybikefarm]

Re: Trimmer cable replacement

Last time I did it I just used an electrical butt connector and crimped the ends together and pulled it around. George

[N95334]

Re: Trimmer cable replacement

That is how I replaced my rudder cables. After the new ones were in place I also wondered how strong the bond was. Well I pulled and pulled and pulled till it was stretched way out but still held. So I don't think you need any further support. On a side note if you slide a piece of that shrink wrap on before you do any nico press stuff it covers the extra end that stick out of the cable sleeve very neatly.

[O.Taylor]

Re: Trimmer cable replacement

. On a side note if you slide a piece of that shrink wrap on before you do any nico press stuff it covers the extra end that stick out of the cable sleeve very neatly.
and it hold in moisture