The ball-socket of the right angle linkage part of my throttle cable is a little loose. I would like to replace it and wonder if anyone knows where to find just this part?
Yes, the rod-end bearing is a vastly more secure and desirable way to connect the throttle cable to the carburetor or fuel injection throttle body. Having the simple ball and socket connection fail on my old hotrod cars in the past, I would not want to use one of those on an airplane.Here is the correct part from Van's catalog...... https://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bi...0-104-306&browse=controls&product=re-bearings
You might also want to look at your mixture cable installation. It could fail in idle cutoff position with that solid cable.
Regarding your solid wire mixture cable setup. If you didn't want to mess with it you could always fit a safety return spring to the control arm. That way if the cable brakes the mixture will go to full rich.
These can be had from Robinson Helicopter. They are fitted to R22 helicopter carb mixture control arms that have the solid wire setup. I dont have the part number but I'm sure any Robinson parts supplier can help you with that.
I have one on my carb'd 0320 powered 6.
Regarding your solid wire mixture cable setup. If you didn't want to mess with it you could always fit a safety return spring to the control arm. That way if the cable brakes the mixture will go to full rich.
These can be had from Robinson Helicopter. They are fitted to R22 helicopter carb mixture control arms that have the solid wire setup. I dont have the part number but I'm sure any Robinson parts supplier can help you with that.
I have one on my carb'd 0320 powered 6.
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Regarding the mixture control end, I much prefer simply drilling the appropriate size hole in a AN4 bolt. This method eliminates the severe bend in the wire and in my opinion is far less likely to fail. The certified Pitts aircraft use the drilled bolt method.
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