X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from relais.videotron.ca ([24.201.245.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3745118 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:09:21 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.201.245.36; envelope-from=geryvon@videotron.ca MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=Windows-1252; reply-type=original Received: from yvon ([66.130.84.106]) by VL-MO-MR005.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-4.01 (built Aug 3 2007; 32bit)) with SMTP id <0KMA003XU2C4TB51@VL-MO-MR005.ip.videotron.ca> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:57:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: <03B62C6F35D2403AA4DC80A56B38FF24@yvon> From: Yvon Cournoyer To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: TENSION ON HORIZONTAIL CONTROL CABLES Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:08:06 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 I have had to replace the hinges of the horizontal tail of my Zenair Zenith and in the process had to loosen up the control cables and now cannot remember the process to tighten the cables to the correct tension of 40 +- 5 lbs. I thightened the cables with the turnbuckles until they are thight and there is no play between the horizontal tail and the control column but how can I measure the correct tension of about 40 lbs? Please advise Yvon