Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

d. Tighten
stop screw
lock nut and
make propeller
of the
control travel.
control linkage adjustment as necessary to maintain
full travel
of the control
so that
the propeller
gover-
a. Disconnect
control
from
governor
control
arm.
nor arm
contacts
stop screw.
b
Place control
in the cabin
full forward
then pull
e.
Install
cowling and
test operate
propeller
and
control
knob back
approximately
1/8
inch and
lock in
governor
combination.
this
position.
This will
allow "cushion"
to assure
full contact
with
governor
high RPM
stop.
NOTE
c. Place
governor
control
arm
against
high
RPM
stop screw.
It is possible
for either
the
propeller
low
d.
Loosen
jam
nuts on
control
and adjust
rod
end
pitch
(high RPM)
stop
or the governor
high
until
attaching
holes
of rod
end and governor
arm
RPM stop
to be the high
RPM limiting
fac-
align
while governor
control
arm is
against high
RPM
tor. It
is desirable
for the governor
stop
stop screw.
Be sure
to maintain
sufficient
thread
to
limit the high RPM at
the maximum rated
engagement of
the control and rod end.
If necessary,
RPM
for a particular
aircraft.
Due to cli-
shift
control in its
clamps to achieve
this.
matic
conditions,
field elevation,
low pitch
e. Attach
control
rod end to
governor
control arm,
propeller
blade angle
and other
considera-
tighten control
rod end
jam nuts
and install
all safe-
tions, an
engine
may not
reach rated
RPM
ties.
on
the ground.
It
may be necessary
to
f. Operate
the
propeller
control
to see
that the
readjust
the governor
stop
after test
flying
governor
arm
attains full
travel
in both directions.
to obtain
maximum
rated
RPM when
airborne.
13-18. TIME BETWEEN
OVERHAUL (TBO).
Pro-
13-17.
RIGGING.
peller governor
overhaul
shall coincide with
engine
overhaul,
but
interval
between
overhauls
shall not
NOTE
exceed
1800
hours.
Refer
to Section
11
for engine
the gtime
between
overhaul
(TBO)
periods.
The
McCauley
The result
of rigging
the governor
control
Service
Manual
is available
from
the Cessna
Service
is full travel of the governor control arm Parts Center
(bottomed
out against
both the
high
and low
pitch
stops) with
some
cushion
at both ends
13-8
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Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)