Rebel Torque Tube Sleeves and Spacers
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:16 am
Once again I've confused myself by reading two manuals.
The old manual calls for W-150 (2 1/4" X .120-wall tubing) to be cut to 1"
CC-54 torque tube sleeves on the outboard end, and a measured CC-54 on the
root end of the torque tube cut from the same piece of W-150.
The new manual calls for a 1" CC-100 sleeve on the outboard end and a
CC-100 plus a 1/2" CC-54 spacer on the root end of the torque tube. The
text only says to rivet the CC-100 but the picture looks like the CC-54 is
riveted as well.
As I am fabricating my own sleeves (since the original W-150 didn't survive
the original owners storage for over 10 years) it is no problem to also
fabricate spacers.
My question is: Is the new system superior to the old version? If so
should the spacers be riveted (it doesn't seem to make any sense to do it
that way instead of the measured CC-54)? Does the new system reduce
binding of the controls? Is there some other point I'm missing? Is the
new version just a different way of doing the same thing?
Which is the better way?
John...
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The old manual calls for W-150 (2 1/4" X .120-wall tubing) to be cut to 1"
CC-54 torque tube sleeves on the outboard end, and a measured CC-54 on the
root end of the torque tube cut from the same piece of W-150.
The new manual calls for a 1" CC-100 sleeve on the outboard end and a
CC-100 plus a 1/2" CC-54 spacer on the root end of the torque tube. The
text only says to rivet the CC-100 but the picture looks like the CC-54 is
riveted as well.
As I am fabricating my own sleeves (since the original W-150 didn't survive
the original owners storage for over 10 years) it is no problem to also
fabricate spacers.
My question is: Is the new system superior to the old version? If so
should the spacers be riveted (it doesn't seem to make any sense to do it
that way instead of the measured CC-54)? Does the new system reduce
binding of the controls? Is there some other point I'm missing? Is the
new version just a different way of doing the same thing?
Which is the better way?
John...
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