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Old February 28th 10, 02:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
JJ Sinclair
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Default Winter project - Udo rigger

Errrrr.........
When I went to A&P school (oh so many years ago) they told us that
aircraft cables should NOT be lubercated. Lube only the pulleys with
WD-40. As for not being able move your rudder pedals back, you need to
clean the sliding tubes and then lube with
WD-40.................lubing the cable has nothing to do with fixing
the problem..
JJ

BT wrote:
"JS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Martin and Tim, I forgot the final stage... I used bicycle
chain lube!
Tri-Flow works on the bike pretty well without picking up half the
desert.
LPS make great products, I think there are three cans of their stuff
in the garage.
The WD40 cleans out all the old shrapnel pretty well.
Jim


So what would everyone recommend on cables? the post about LS2 getting
stiff.

In the LS-4 (9B) I always have the rudder pedals close for control on
takeoff and braking if needed
Last summer at JABOG (Tonopah) after 3 hours at 17,000ft, on descent for
landing I was unable to move (pull the rudder pedal adjust cable) to pull
the rudder pedals back into a position for effective heel braking. I had to
fly around down lower for about 15 minutes to warm things up before I could
adjust the pedals.

BT