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Hey Alan: I am not sure about the strength, but if you remove the tube that
the control wheel is fastened to, you will find that the other end has a special
fitting installed inside the tube (read welded) in order to fit the universal
joint in to.
I suspect that it will be difficult to get the FAA
to approve the installation of stainless tube in place of the original without
an engineering review by a DER, but it certainly is within the realm of owner
made parts to get one done. Let us know how it goes.
I have had a couple sets of the original tubes
re-chromed, and they came out pretty good.
Lynn Nelsen
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