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Jorge&Cindy
11-26-2008, 10:51 PM
While we are at it how long should I cut my rudder cables?

mcguif0a
12-01-2008, 11:45 AM
I feel like your asking the questions that I asked myself about 4 months ago.
I am certainly no expert but I found that there was plenty of cable supplied in the kit. I gave each cable extra. I ran the left side cables to 2 feet past their connection points on the rudder and the right side cables went to about the first set of double tubing where only the left side cable proceed.

I have swaged the right side cables into the left side but I have not swaged the left side cables tail wheel. To make sure that the pedals had a full range of motion I pushed the rudder pedals a far forward as possible (which is through the firewall that will be there) and then swaged the right side cables to the left side about 6" away from where the right side comes out of it's tubing.
If you don't have a swaging tool you'll need one. I used this one with great good results. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/swagingtool.php

I have re-read this post and will post of what I am talking about. Words are not my forte.