The International Cessna 170 Association

I'm not a mechanic but the 170 that I own went threw this issue recently during an annual where the previous owner had put so many shims on the axel that not only did it exceed the maximum allowable depth in shims but when we pulled the axels off the bolts were badly bent. I would check the maximum ...

I am also in the annual process and are changing out my elevator cables on a 1951 C170A 19942. My A&P is going to make the cables and since the current ones have stretched we are unable to get an exact length on the cables. Does anyone know the proper lengths of these cables both top and bottom ...