Reduce the tail slop

[helikev2]

I have just put in a washer/spacer in the tail to reduce the slop in the tail. and having done that it just brings out the best in my 401 gyro & 9257 tail servo . The tail is rock solid.

here's is the pic. after put on the spacer, I did find the sliding movement is not as smooth, so i use a pencil to transfer some pencil lead to the tail shaft. this would be the equivalent of graphite powder acting as a lubricant in the tail shaft.

[Vinger]

thinner spacers top and bottom and you would get no binding, thats what I did, plus add some shims to the knukcle side as well, no more play and a rock solid tail!

[helikev2]

Yeah... the top & bottom spacers would work better. Mind if i ask, where do you get the thinner spacers?

--kevin

[Vinger]

Spacer that came with a MT screw set that I bought seperately. There are at least 8 spacer/washer in the bag, just try the very thin ones that one would normally use on the head to space bearings etc.

[helikev2]

hi vinger,

just tried the thinners one, but still find there's considerable slop coming from the tail pitch slider (from the Y fork section to the tail blade grip).

then i bought the Sonix tail pitch slider (alu), and found it reduced a lot of the slop coz sonix got less moving parts. the rest of my tail is stil MT metal.

haven't test fly it yet. bad weather today. but i think it should be better.

[helicraze]

I found after puttint the metal double link in it the only slop was in the Y forks, nothing to worry about though