If the housing goes from the tail to the front of the plane, it's no big deal. We've done it a few times. A a couple of times over the last 20 years we've just pulled out the wire and inserted it again through an oily rag for lubrication. The last time, we replaced the thinner wire with a thicker one which has done better.
One Couper I know says he just has a cable housing for the rear and front of the cable and the middle is just bare wire. he thinks he'll have a lot more trouble replacing the cable. I'm hoping he's wrong about the arrangement -- how can you have a push/pull cable with no housing to keep the pushed cable from just bending? "Paul M. Anton" wrote: > > Hello All: > > How much labor is involved in changing the trim tab wire > on a 415C? Will the new wire slip through the existing spiral > wrapped conduit or does half the airplane have to come apart? > > My trim tab is so hard to move that it is nearly useless. However > if it costs an arm and a leg to fix I'll live with it for a bit. > > I suspect that a new stainless steel, well lubed wire, will improve > things considerably. > > Thanks > > Paul > N2409H -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. N3802H
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