GrummanDude
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 926
Location: Auburn, CA
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 Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject: AG5B stiff alierons |
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I took the entire control system apart; everything attached to the T-Bar. Ned, it's a lot more work than you said.
The bearings on the shaft (on the T-Bar) to which the yokes are attached were all gummy and most of the grease was dry and caked. They were the worse. The idler gear was stiff but not too bad. The bearings in the gear to which the aileron cables attach was pretty bad too. I could barely move the ailerons without the chain on: i.e., just to move the gear on its bearings. It looked like they used AeroShell 22 grease. It felt like the AeroShell 22 grease. I'm telling you all, that stuff is crap and should not be used.
After I cleaned all of the old grease out (brake cleaner works great but it's a bitch to get in there). I inspected the parts the best I could, then I greased it all with molybdenum grease. After it was back together, it was smooth as glass.
Does anyone know what grease was used on the real TIgers?
I backed out the weight of the airframe on this 2005 Tiger. It's almost 100 lbs heavier than mine.
I hope Kevin doesn't insist on the fuselages being bondoed to hide the seams. What a waste of time and effort. Find a paint scheme that hides the seams if it's that important. It didn't seem to hurt the real Tigers any.
Gary
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