rudder cable guide question

[kmul]

having little success putting the 5/16 nylaflow tubing thru the 1/4 id tubing. have tried to soften it in boiling water with very limited success. what has anyone else done. i am wondering if i should just get some 1/4 in nylaflow and use silicone gasket material to glue it in place. is the hard nylon tubing at the hardware stores the same stuff. keith

[DanB]

having little success putting the 5/16 nylaflow tubing thru the 1/4 id tubing. have tried to soften it in boiling water with very limited success. what has anyone else done. i am wondering if i should just get some 1/4 in nylaflow and use silicone gasket material to glue it in place. is the hard nylon tubing at the hardware stores the same stuff. keith

Have you tried reaming out the 1/4" tubing? Paint may be taking up the space you need.

[Danny]

having little success putting the 5/16 nylaflow tubing thru the 1/4 id tubing. have tried to soften it in boiling water with very limited success. what has anyone else done. i am wondering if i should just get some 1/4 in nylaflow and use silicone gasket material to glue it in place. is the hard nylon tubing at the hardware stores the same stuff. keith

Reaming the tubes will do the trick...just don't overdo it. You will need to put some adhesive on the nylon tubing after you get it in to make sure it doesn't come out.
Danny Powell
Super Sport

[kmul]

ok i reamed it to 5/16-.001. i had thought of reaming it out but was reluctant to as it is probably .035 tubing and didnt want it too thin. but since you guys are doing it i will too. it takes a fair amount of metal out and not just the paint. thanks keith

[Jorge&Cindy]

So far I've only done the short pieces. I filed out the powdercoat and used a woodworking clamp to push the pieces through. The tubes went in real tight. The book says nothing, that I saw, about adhesive. Is it necessary? And what do you use, I didn't think Hysol would bond plastic? I tried pushing the tube with my hand and it would not move.

[mcguif0a]

To get my tubing in there I used a power drill at low speed an spun them into place. Just make sure to not clamp down on the tubing in the drill chuck too hard. No adhesive was needed after that, they are very tight in there. Just something to try if you want.

[Jorge&Cindy]

I managed to get the short one's in using a c-clamp and some heat. Your drill method, did that work with the long ones?