Randy Erwin
Active Member
Is there a recommended tension for the tail wheel cables? I bought a flying RV-8 2 years ago and have put about 160 hours on it so far. I recently replaced the stock Vans tail wheel with an Aviation Products dual fork model. The question of cable tension came up. How much slack, if any, should there be? Originally there was quite a bit, requiring a couple of inches of pedal travel before applying any force on the tail wheel steering horns. Now I have taken a couple of links out such there there is a small amount of tension on the springs on both sides. Taxiing seems to be a bit more precise and I am really happy with the change but I am wondering if I am doing any long term harm to the rudder horns or the tail wheel?