Stiff rudder

On Apr 14, 6:49*am, Steve Freeman wrote:
My SZD 55 has a very stiff rudder. When the cables are disconnected it
moves easily. One suggestion has been that maybe the tubes the cables
ride in are full of dirt and contaminants and that cleaning them will
solve the problem. I remembered reading about someone replacing their
cables with a smaller diameter cable but could not find anything in
the archives. Anyone have any experience with this type of problem?

Years ago, when I had a Jantar 1, I accidentally drove a screw through
the rudder cable tube in the cockpit when installing a microphone. We
removed the rudder cables to check for damage and found I had severed
several strands. More interesting, we also found that the factory had
done the same thing and I'd been flying with several strands missing.

I suggest that you remove the cables and check for damage. If the
tube isn't damaged, it might be pinched. I believe mine is not the
only report of this problem.

Mike