> There is another good reason to add turnbuckles in the cables and that
> is one of inspection. With turnbuckles in the cables it is possible to
> undo them and draw the cables forward away from the pulleys to look for
> wear at your 100 hour checks.
>
> Tony
Yes, but...one is best off in being able to adequately inspect the
pulley and the small portion of the cable subject to wear - just
displace the pedals. It will take thousands of hours for even an
acceptable amount of cable wear (up to 50% of outer strands) to be
visible. Actual troubles occur with the pulley itself, intentionally
not made of metal - wear, loose or frozen bearing, chafing, potential
jamming by debris. There's a basic precept in the inspection business
that critical things not be disassembled unless at least the lesser
evil. Doing so increases the chances, from 0%, that one day the
reassembly, or something else critical, will be botched! Something to
consider.
Best,
Fred F.
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