X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:51:23 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.4] (HELO imo-m23.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1338697 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:23:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.2a6.6ff84da0 (14467) for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:22:19 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <2a6.6ff84da0.32185c7b@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:22:19 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Rudder Pedal Force X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1155990139" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1155990139 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Steve, I've been following this discussion and I'm not sure where your resistance is coming from. If it's coming from the cables in the Nylaflow tubing, I can tell you what I did to reduce the resistance. On my ES, I must have accumulated some dust (what a surprise) during construction. The cables come pre-lubed so they attract dust. I had quite a lot of resistance in my cables when construction was complete and it got worse during the first 30 hours. It was so bad, I was tempted to cut the Nicopress sleeves off to remove the cables to lube them. I found a product called Cable Life. It's used to lubricate cables on snowmobiles and other vehicles. I talked to the company and they quoted some really low temperature that the lubricant was rated for, so I didn't worry about it thickening up at high altitudes. They sell a little gizmo that clamps to the cable housing end that forces the lubricant down the cable. After creating a nice puddle of lubricant in my foot well, I tried another method. I drilled, very carefully, a hole the size of the nozzle tube (like a WD40 red nozzle) in the Nylaflow about in the middle, for me that was in the baggage compartment. I inserted the nozzle and gave it a squirt. In about 2 seconds I had lubricant flowing out both ends of the Nylaflow tubing, success! I would say that I had about 1/10th the resistance in my rudder pedal lines. I now do the Cable Life treatment at each condition inspection. _http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm_ (http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm) Mike Easley Colorado Springs Super ES -------------------------------1155990139 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Steve,
 
I've been following this discussion and I'm not sure where your resista= nce=20 is coming from.  If it's coming from the cables in the Nylaflow tubing,= I=20 can tell you what I did to reduce the resistance.  On my ES, I must hav= e=20 accumulated some dust (what a surprise) during construction.  The cable= s=20 come pre-lubed so they attract dust.  I had quite a lot of resistance i= n my=20 cables when construction was complete and it got worse during the first 30=20 hours.  It was so bad, I was tempted to cut the Nicopress sleeves off t= o=20 remove the cables to lube them.
 
I found a product called Cable Life.  It's used to lubricate cable= s on=20 snowmobiles and other vehicles.  I talked to the company and they quote= d=20 some really low temperature that the lubricant was rated for, so I didn't wo= rry=20 about it thickening up at high altitudes.
 
They sell a little gizmo that clamps to the cable housing end that forc= es=20 the lubricant down the cable.  After creating a nice puddle of lubrican= t in=20 my foot well, I tried another method.  I drilled, very carefully, a hol= e=20 the size of the nozzle tube (like a WD40 red nozzle) in the Nylaflow about i= n=20 the middle, for me that was in the baggage compartment.  I inserted the= =20 nozzle and gave it a squirt.  In about 2 seconds I had lubricant flowin= g=20 out both ends of the Nylaflow tubing, success!
 
I would say that I had about 1/10th the resistance in my rudder pedal=20 lines.  I now do the Cable Life treatment at each condition=20 inspection.
 
http://www.protectall.com/= cable_life.htm
 
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs
Super ES
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