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Old 04-12-2010, 05:20 PM
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Default Engine Control Cable Boot Perishing
Anyone else noticed cracks and perishing of the rubber boots on the swivel at the end of the engine control cables?



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Old 04-12-2010, 05:21 PM
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I believe Spruce sells replacements for them.
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Old 04-12-2010, 05:56 PM
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Mine are long gone, Thanks for the tip on AC spruce
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Old 04-12-2010, 06:09 PM
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http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...s/acsLarge.php

As usual, a bit of an adventure finding what Spruce calls them..............
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Old 04-12-2010, 06:15 PM
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Default perish the thought!
...and might there be a better hi-temp version so that we don't have to do this again next year? ..not a 5 minute job to remove the clevis end, re/re, mark thread lengths, safety-wire etc.
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Old 04-13-2010, 11:10 AM
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Rub some black silicone RTV on them at the first sign of cracking (or before) and they'll last a lot longer.
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