On Monday, August 26, 2019 at 5:55:09 AM UTC-6, India November wrote:
The rudder on my D2b has become very stiff on its hinges during this season. I disconnected the cables at the rudder horn, and it's clear the problem is in the rudder not elsewhere in the control circuit. Removed mylar seals without effect. No visible damage to the rudder, and no foreign objects visible between rudder and fin. Before I remove the rudder, has anyone out there encountered a similar problem? Glider has 650hrs TT, always hangared.

Thanks in advance for all suggestions!
Ian IN

If you are using the factory pee system, it will corrode the rudder horns. removing the rudder is easy as are the repairs and have been explained in other text. When you disconnect the rudder cables, be sure to attach a section of safety wire as the cables are spring loaded and may retract into the fus which will make retrieval of the cables difficult.