X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:24:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rc4-smtp.comporium.net ([208.104.2.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTP id 6978409 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:56:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.104.2.9; envelope-from=snopercod@comporium.net Received: from rg20.comporium.net ([208.104.244.60]) by rc4-smtp.comporium.net ({f885e408-6373-4fe1-96b5-c2a14748506e}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTP id 20140714215617050 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:56:17 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from 208-104-138-136.brvd.dsl.dyn.comporium.net (EHLO _127.0.0.1_) ([208.104.138.136]) by rg20.comporium.net (MOS 4.3.4-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id BRB47936 (AUTH snopercod); Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:56:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <53C451FE.3000800@comporium.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:56:14 -0400 From: John Cooper User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Rudder pedal stops Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070304000300000004060203" X-MAG-OUTBOUND: comporium.redcondor.net@208.104.244.48/28 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070304000300000004060203 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Silvio-- What a beautiful installation! A real work of art! I removed my canopy/cowling top/header tank today and sure enough, the rudder cable had pulled out of the Nicopress sleeve. The original Lancair manual didn't offer any advice on what sleeves to use or what tool to crimp them with, so apparently I chose the wrong crimping tool - a U.S. Tool model TP-64. Two more things I've learned is that for stainless steel cables, one is supposed to use the tin (or zinc) plated copper sleeves. The other thing is that after crimping, one is supposed to check the crimp with a go-no go gauge or calipers. I really wish I had known all that when I made the original crimps. Today I ordered two new rudder cables with the rotary-swaged "eye" end on them, some Nicopress sleeves and a go-no go gauge. A member here has volunteered to loan me his Nicopress crimping tool (Thank you, Tom!). I'll be reversing the cables and installing the nice-looking factory-swaged end on the _pedal _end of the cable, and make up the ugly Nicopress crimps back at the rudder so I can inspect them without removing the header tank. No more surprises! --John > From: Silvio Novelli > Sender: > Subject: Re: [LML] Rudder pedal stops > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:31:47 -0400 > To: lml@lancaironline.net > > Message Header > > > Undecoded Message > > > This is what I did in my 320. A kind of balancing connecting both > pedals. Not to simple but works fine. > > * Silvio Novelli* > * Lancair 320 PP-XSN* > *+55 (14) 9.9614-3129* --------------070304000300000004060203 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="------------060605000802040406000800" --------------060605000802040406000800 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Silvio--

What a beautiful installation! A real work of art!

I removed my canopy/cowling top/header tank today and sure enough, the rudder cable had pulled out of the Nicopress sleeve. The original Lancair manual didn't offer any advice on what sleeves to use or what tool to crimp them with, so apparently I chose the wrong crimping tool - a U.S. Tool model TP-64. Two more things I've learned is that for stainless steel cables, one is supposed to use the tin (or zinc) plated copper sleeves. The other thing is that after crimping, one is supposed to check the crimp with a go-no go gauge or calipers. I really wish I had known all that when I made the original crimps.

Today I ordered two new rudder cables with the rotary-swaged "eye" end on them, some Nicopress sleeves and a go-no go gauge. A member here has volunteered to loan me his Nicopress crimping tool (Thank you, Tom!). I'll be reversing the cables and installing the nice-looking factory-swaged end on the pedal end of the cable, and make up the ugly Nicopress crimps back at the rudder so I can inspect them without removing the header tank. No more surprises!

--John

From: Silvio Novelli <ppxsn@novellisouza.com.br>

Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>

Subject: Re: [LML] Rudder pedal stops

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:31:47 -0400

To: lml@lancaironline.net

This is what I did in my 320. A kind of balancing connecting both pedals. Not to simple but works fine.

Silvio Novelli

Lancair 320 PP-XSN

+55 (14) 9.9614-3129

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