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Old 11-09-2018, 09:27 AM
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Hi. I'm considering this for the throttle and mixture cable firewall pass through. Anyone have any experience with these?

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Old 11-09-2018, 10:07 AM
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For throttle and mixture I would (and am) using these
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalo...clickkey=32868
The ball allows the cable to find its natural angle. The ones you are considering will not.
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Old 11-09-2018, 10:23 AM
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For throttle and mixture I would (and am) using these
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalo...clickkey=32868
The ball allows the cable to find its natural angle. The ones you are considering will not.

Those are what I used, no aluminum for me on the FW.
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Old 11-09-2018, 12:43 PM
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For throttle and mixture I would (and am) using these
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalo...clickkey=32868
The ball allows the cable to find its natural angle. The ones you are considering will not.
Thanks, what size hole do you drill in the firewall?
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Old 11-09-2018, 01:05 PM
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Thanks, what size hole do you drill in the firewall?
Installation instructions are included in the kit.
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Old 11-09-2018, 01:21 PM
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Those are what I used, no aluminum for me on the FW.
The ball on those is aluminum. Do they make a stainless version?
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Old 11-09-2018, 01:30 PM
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The ball on those is aluminum. Do they make a stainless version?
Not stainless but is steel.

https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalo...hp?recfer=6144


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Old 11-09-2018, 01:36 PM
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Thanks Dave, after I posted I started to look for myself which is what I should have done in the first place. I?m wondering if the ball will corrode if not stainless. Here in Houston everything rusts in the hangar, even plastic
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Old 11-09-2018, 01:37 PM
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A fella can weld up a tubular steel pass through for about fifty cents. Point it at any angle you wish.

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=72087

See post #38, 40, and 42.
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Old 11-09-2018, 04:46 PM
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A fella can weld up a tubular steel pass through for about fifty cents. Point it at any angle you wish.

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=72087

See post #38, 40, and 42.
Are those pass throughs of yours 2 pieces? A welded tube section then a backing plate to sandwich the firewall between them?
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