Control Cables AD Note

[Peashooter]

Well, I found out today that I have to replace my in-wing aileron cables. Anybody have any tips on how to do this in a 7AC?

[Paul Agaliotis]

Cut out the top inspection hole above the aileron sector and use the old cables to pull in the new cables. Remove the fuselage pulleys for access.
Paul

[nowlen]

several a/p's hve misintereped the ad regarding the aileron cables. you want a second opinion or call american champion/e mail for an explaination. i'm sure paul would agree. no hackers recently, guess joe got it fixed. paul see you in april bernie

[Peashooter]

several a/p's hve misintereped the ad regarding the aileron cables. you want a second opinion or call american champion/e mail for an explaination. i'm sure paul would agree. no hackers recently, guess joe got it fixed. paul see you in april bernie

What aspect might be misinterpreted? Is it the crimp dimension or the number of crimps?

[Jody Wittmeyer]

This is for recently installed cables. If your cables have over 250 hours on them, I believe you can ignore it. I will have to check

[Mikek]

What aspect might be misinterpreted? Is it the crimp dimension or the number of crimps?

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Might want to check here.

http://www.bellanca-championclub.com/AD2005-24-10.html

Mikek

[John Parker]

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[nowlen]

# of crimps. but if you have not replaced them from american champ or they have 250hrs + it shouldn't be necessary to replace them. read carefully, the ad is, as i said, misleading. bernie

[MikeB]

Or you could also go to Aeronca.org They have a fairly simple explanation in the home page under "announcements".

[jerrymjr]

That AD should not apply to 99.99% of the owners on this board.
Maybe the off chance ACA supplied a cable or two, but thats it.

[Peashooter]

As it turns out, I DO have to replace the aileron cables in the wings. Can these be strung through the wings with the ends already nico-pressed? If I butt splice the old and new with tape and pull the new through from the outboard end, will they go through? I'm planning to remove the fuse pulley and the fuse fairlead. Sound doable? Thanks!

[Paul Agaliotis]

You should be able to pull the new cables in finished condition. If you decide to install bulk cable and swage them in place dont use tape, it will allow the cables pull apart. I would use heat shrink tubing to join the ends. We pull some long cables this way and have good sucess. I use 12 to 18 inches of heat shrink.
Paul