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Re: Tailplane Mass Balance Cables

Subject: Re: Tailplane Mass Balance Cables
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:58:03
>1   What technique is used to insert the 6mm roll pin in the TP18 to stop
>the weights from falling off.   Mine won't go in - do I need a special tool,
>or what?   

Press it in with a small vice, clamp or something.

Easy way but expensive with the cables is turnbuckles. Alternatively a pair
of plates with holes at varying distance. 

Try this method; you need a small vice grip plier or similar to act as a
stop on one cable. Make up the eye on one end of the cable then assemble
the eye at the second end but don't squeeze the ferule. pull the cable
tight through ferule then clamp the vice grip on the free end to prevent
the cable slipping back . You can then assess the tension at leasure and
tighten if necessary. (Pull on the free end with a second vice grip.)When
satisfied squeeze the ferule and cut off the surplus cable.A cut off wheel
in a Dremel will do the job neatly.
Graham


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