Hi Folks,
Last night I decided to remove the plastic clevis that attached to the throttle arm, cut the control rod just below the threads and use a Z-bend tool to re-attach the rod to the throttle arm (the bottom of the clevis was hitting against the top of the forward bolt holding down the engine strap). Unfortunately, while I was using the Z-tool, when I'd just about get a 90 degree bend in the rod, BAM!!, the rod would break (sorry about the Emeril reference). That led me to believe that the rod material that came with my Tower Trainer pretty much s*cks.
Anyway, I'd like to purchase some rods, made out of decent metal, to have on hand for future use. Can you folks recommend any rods, and their sizes, that are used in ARF's? I'm assuming that surface rods are the same size (thickness) as throttle rods. Thanks.