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Title: help on leadout
Post by: GEOFFREY on September 30, 2007, 05:56:58 PM
 :'( :'( :'(It was there well  ??? You know i am having withdrawals from my Daley flying at delta park.// also the  forcast doesn't look good.started on my ARF SCORE leadouts so short could not get full bellcrank move `ment  needed advice on  replacing with longer leadouts   thank you in advance.. Geoffrey
Title: Re: help on leadout
Post by: Greg L Bahrman on September 30, 2007, 06:08:45 PM
OK Geoffrey. We're going to need a little more info than that to assist you.
Title: Re: help on leadout
Post by: john e. holliday on October 01, 2007, 10:37:32 AM
If you can get new cable for the leadouts do it.  I am fortunate enough that I have a roll of .027 cable for leadouts.  I cut them much longer than needed.  If you can get to your bellcrank, see if you can remove it.  At my local hardware store I found some tubing in 3 foot lengths to feed down thru the wing.  After putting new longer leadouts on the bellcrank, make sure you have bushed them at the bellcrank, feed the leadout cable down thru the tubing.  Put bellcrank back in place and finish the leadouts.  I have replaced leadouts on almost all of my ARF's this way.  By the way you may have to drill out the leadout guide for the tubing.  Then rebush it.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday
Title: Re: help on leadout
Post by: Bill Little on October 01, 2007, 11:07:46 AM
The few times I have replaced the lead outs in a plane, I CA'ed the ends of the new cable to the old.  Then pulled it through.  Like Doc said, leave plenty of extra!
Title: Re: help on leadout
Post by: GEOFFREY on October 01, 2007, 05:56:25 PM
thanks  ,  1/32 k&s tubing did the trick slipped it in next  to lead out guide , put cable through guide hole used tweezers looped out of wing tip  back into tube and down the tube. when it showed up at the bellcrank snagged tube and pulled Thu access hole  ... now  i have a arf with nice home made lead outs... Seems like Topflite could of invested 2 inches  of wire in a 130. arf    i can go to step 2 now thanks for the help with  the tube trick  Geoffrey