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Subject: Re: Legacy Rudder Cable Friction
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:55:03 -0500
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Adam, during my somewhat lengthy build I experienced exactly the same =
condition. Thinking that I was smarter than the average bear, I cleaned =
the cables, coated them with teflon powder and installed. The cables =
moved back and forth with close to zero resistance. I then went on to =
other parts of the build. About six months later I had occasion to move =
the pedals and was baffled by how stiff the movement had become. Turned =
out that the residual oil in the cable left over from the manufacturing =
process had combined with the teflon to form a sludge in the nylaflow =
tubing. The solution was a bit like cleaning a 15' rifle barrel. Squirt =
some solvent into the tubing at the forward end and with a clean cable, =
push small bits of paper towel through to the other end. Multiple passes =
were required before they came out clean.

Angier Ames
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