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Going to order two turnbuckle assemblies today. Thought it would be an easy
process <sigh>.



I'm looking on-line at Aircraft Spruce & Wicks (better drawings) at the
admittedly bewildering variety of turnbuckle assemblies and part #'s.



http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/pr ... index.html



Hopefully someone can save me a whole lot of heavy-duty head scratching.
These will be used for my rudder cables.



. Since turnbuckles come in a variety of strength ratings, how
strong is strong enough for the rudder cable assembly

. When would one use an AN-165 pin eye versus an AN-170 Cable-Eye
versus an AN-161 Turnbuckle Fork?

. What are the pro/cons of simply attaching the cable with a thimble
through the eyebolt of the turnbuckle (e.g. AN-170 cable eye) versus using
an AN-161 turnbuckle fork on one end

. Will an AN-111-4 cable bushing will fit between the tines of an
AN-161 turnbuckle fork?



Geesh, science project <grin>



Thank you for your input!



Ted Waltman













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Hi all, FWIW I have recently swaged the rudder and elevator cables in Rebel
818. I used two turnbuckles in the elevator cables as the manual says, but
did the rudder cables without any. My ultralight Drifter has cables for
rudder and flaperons and has no turnbuckles anywhere. Limited adjustments
can be achieved by winding up/unwinding cables, more by using shackles of
varying lengths, and if all this fails the cable can be cut and a
turnbuckle installed! Haven't had to do that yet. I like to keep it as
simple and light as I can, and, as has been said , keep the potential
failure points to a minimum.
Cheers Mike



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