cable locks

[Rex Havis]

I'm hopping that someone can tell me were I can find the cable locks that are used on the brakes, that allow you to adjust the brakes. Also I need to find a suppler for the 1/2 inch felt or the material that is used on the gas tank between the gas tank and the fuselage tubing. Thanks Rex

[partyofone]

Re: cable locks

I might have some of that felt. I'll check this weekend and see if I do.

Erik

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: cable locks

Does anyone have pictures (for location) and dimensions for the felt pieces? I just put the tank and controls back in the 41 and there was no felt in mine. When you pull the boot cowl off you find LOTS of funky things on a 70 year old plane! I think every second fastener carried into the cockpit must have ended up under the floorboards over the years. Lots of them in brand new condition.
Hank

[Guest]

Re: cable locks

I'm hopping that someone can tell me were I can find the cable locks that are used on the brakes, that allow you to adjust the brakes. Also I need to find a suppler for the 1/2 inch felt or the material that is used on the gas tank between the gas tank and the fuselage tubing. Thanks Rex

Split a piece of square steel tubing ( can't recall if it is 3/8 or 1/2"), cut it the proper length and drill 2 holes 3/16++" dia. and there you have cable lock. I forgot the length but can measure some day.

Get 1/2" felt weather strip.

Dave

[Robert Lees]

Re: cable locks

From my archives, here's the dimensions of the "bug":

[Dot_AK]

Re: cable locks

Hank,

I have two metal straps with felt backing that wrap around my gas tank and the spars to band the tank in place, one with a slot cut for plumbing from the top of the tank to pass underneath. I'll get a picture up probably tomorrow - I'm in the process of changing 'em, because the photos prior to tear-down show them fastened on the back - but the blueprints in the Gilberti conversion show them fastened on the front. IA said change to blueprints, so am doing that.

There are also two pieces of felt that were marked "right top" and "left top" that fit around the respective gas cap openings, butted up against the gas tank plumbing.

I still have two ziploc baggies with felt pieces, unmarked, and need to figure out where they go.

My IA suggested going to a farm supply store and picking up a felt horse blanket.

-Dorothy

[Rex Havis]

Re: cable locks

Thanks to everyone for their help. Rex

[Joel Severinghaus]

Re: cable locks

Rex and Hank,

Photo attached of the underside of my main tank. Two 4-6 inch pieces of 1/2 inch thick felt tied to the tube with cord to pad the tank.

Univair sells rolls of felt in various sizes:
thicknesses 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 inches
widths 1.5, 2, 3 inches
lengths 6, 10 feet

A roll of their 1/2 x 1.5 x 72" felt is about $19.

Univair also sells my all-time favorite, "Cessna felt", which is self-adhesive 1/16 x 2" felt tape indispensible for windshield installation and anyplace you need to stick some thin anti-chafe padding, like the inside lower edges of your top cowling.

[Joel Severinghaus]

Re: cable locks

Found some old pre-restoration photos of my wing tank after the fabric was removed. You can see the felt padding under the long straps that secure the tank between the spars. The straps were fastened at the rear. This would be an excellent application for that self-adhesive 1/16 inch "Cessna felt".

[1938BF50]

Re: cable locks

AK Dot,

Here are some more felt applications. All LH tank apps.

[Dot_AK]

Re: cable locks

Mike,

Thanks for the pictures! That caused a round of "Oooh! So that's where they go! And that's why there aren't any shims for the tank!"

Since the Gilberti drawing I have show the straps attached in front, the IA had me rebend the straps and attach 'em in the front, but I figured the picture of the felt pad on top might still be useful. Guess I get to take the tank out and put in felt today!

-Dorothy

[Pearson]

Re: cable locks

With the straps in the front, how will you remove the tanks after the leading edge is installed? When I removed my tanks, they were attached in the rear.

[Guest]

Re: cable locks

Mike,

Thanks for the pictures! That caused a round of "Oooh! So that's where they go! And that's why there aren't any shims for the tank!"

Since the Gilberti drawing I have show the straps attached in front, the IA had me rebend the straps and attach 'em in the front, but I figured the picture of the felt pad on top might still be useful. Guess I get to take the tank out and put in felt today!

-Dorothy

Hi Dot,

I recommend removing that felt around the gas filler. The smacks of holding water and moisture and resultant corrosion.

Even if the drawing calls for it I would remove it and make of note of it in the records entry.

The normal scheme has a flanged metal ring that holds the fabric up off the tank. I don't recall any felt on it.

Dave

[Dot_AK]

Re: cable locks

Pearson - I have no idea. Showed the 337 of the metal tank covers to my IA today. (By the way, page 4 of the tank cover 337 in the technical resources section returns a 404 page not found error, but the other 6 pages were enough to show the idea, Thanks!)

After some thought about how to do that on my wing, agreed that despite the blueprint showing the straps affixed on the front, if we're putting in tank covers, we (meaning I) should redo the straps to have them attached at the back again, just like they used to be.

drude - good point! I'll bring that up with my IA. Do you hae any pictures of the flanged metal ring?

As she was a project with the wings completely apart when I got her, I tend to be stuck in "whatever the IA wants, 'cause I don't know enough to disagree" mode a lot, and in "uh, I did that because it came that way?" mode.

[Robert Lees]

Re: cable locks

By the way, page 4 of the tank cover 337 in the technical resources section returns a 404 page not found error

Now corrected (it was Page 5 that was getting the 404 error).

Here's a photo of the wing tank fuel filler ring: