wrongway john
Well Known Member
Not all parts are listed in Van?s on-line catalog. Since I bought my 6 used, somebody at Van?s was kind enough to send me all of the drawings on-line of my RV-6 where I could identify certain things that I need.
On drawing 34 of the fuselage, there is a 3/8? polyethelene tube. It?s the tube that exits out the fuselage towards the tail, and has the rudder cable going through it. Mine on my plane are wore out, and are fixin? to start rubbing against my fuselage.
The lady at Van?s said they don?t sell just the polyethelene tube itself, and that I would have to buy the entire cable assembly. I told them I wasn't going to do that. She told me I might try their supplier and see if I could order just the tubes through them. It took much explaining, he didn't seem to know who Van's aircraft was, nor where they were located, but eventually he understood what I was needing, but said they generally don?t deal with any order unless it?s a $500.00 minimum. He in turn, said I could try their plastic supplier, and he gave me their number, but I think I?ll pass for now, because it takes a great deal of explaining when having to order like this.
I?m sure others have had their tubes wear out. What did you do? Seems like maybe something at the local hardware store might have some durable plastic tubes one could substitute in its place.
What other parts might I expect a lot of legwork to locate a part?
On drawing 34 of the fuselage, there is a 3/8? polyethelene tube. It?s the tube that exits out the fuselage towards the tail, and has the rudder cable going through it. Mine on my plane are wore out, and are fixin? to start rubbing against my fuselage.
The lady at Van?s said they don?t sell just the polyethelene tube itself, and that I would have to buy the entire cable assembly. I told them I wasn't going to do that. She told me I might try their supplier and see if I could order just the tubes through them. It took much explaining, he didn't seem to know who Van's aircraft was, nor where they were located, but eventually he understood what I was needing, but said they generally don?t deal with any order unless it?s a $500.00 minimum. He in turn, said I could try their plastic supplier, and he gave me their number, but I think I?ll pass for now, because it takes a great deal of explaining when having to order like this.
I?m sure others have had their tubes wear out. What did you do? Seems like maybe something at the local hardware store might have some durable plastic tubes one could substitute in its place.
What other parts might I expect a lot of legwork to locate a part?