Hi krashkart
So you are retired. So am I. Love it. I try to always use a "Z" bend on one end, and an adjustable clevis at the other end. After I lost my second plane when the plastic clevis failed on the elevator, I stopped using the plastic clevis with a piece of fuel tubing over the clevis to keep it from opening. That fuel tubing gives you a false security. How does fuel tubing fail in fuel service on our planes? IT EVENTUALLY SPLITS AT ONE END. We all know that. All of us know that, yet we will use a piece of fuel tubing (the stuff that splits in service) to help prevent the clevis from opening. When it is over stretched over a plastic clevis it may even split sooner. Now I only use the type of clevis, steel or plastic, that has a built in slide lock. Sure, they are expensive. So is a crash from a failed clevis. You can trust them and you can move them from plane to plane, which reduces their high cost. I use the plastic clevis on the throttle lever only. If I need more security at that point, I will tie things together with a string of dental floss, but never use the fuel tubing. I sure hope others will give this some thought and hopefully stop recommending the fuel tubing. Does this logic make sense to anyone? Comments? Do you love your retirement?