Cessna 182 1978 - Checking Rudder Travel

MODEL 182 & T182 SERIES SERVICE MANUAL
(2 X 4)
VERTICAL
FIN
BLOCK
BLOCK
RUDDER
HALF
WIRE POINTER
THE DISTANCE BE-
TWEEN STRAIGHTEDGES
MEASURING
ESTABLISHING
NEUTRAL
RUDDER
POSITION
OF RUDDER
TRAVEL
1. Establish neutral
position of rudder by clamping straightedge
(such as wooden 2 x 4) on each side of
fin and rudder and blocking trailing
edge of rudder half the distance between
straightedges as shown.
2.
Tape a length of soft
wire to the stinger
in such a manner that
it can be bent to index
at the lower
corner of the rudder trailing edge.
3. Using soft lead pencil, mark rudder at point corresponding to soft wire indexing point (neutral).
4. Remove straightedges and blocks.
5. Hold rudder against right, then left, rudder stop. Measure distance from pointer to pencil mark
on rudder in each direction of travel. Distance should be between 8.12" and 8. 72".
Figure 10-4. Checking Rudder Travel
NOTE
3. Disconnect steering bungee
adjustable rod end
(26) from wiffletree (14).
To ease routing of cables, a length
of wire 4. Remove fairing from
either side of vertical fin,
may be
attached to end of the
cable before
remove safety wire
and relieve cable tension
at turn-
being
withdrawn
from aircraft.
Leave
wire
buckles
(index 10,
figure 10-1).
in place, routed through
structure; then
5. Clamp
rudder pedals in neutral
position and cen-
attach
cable being installed
and pull the cable
ter wiffletree
(14) by adjusting push-pull
rods (12).
into position.
Wiffletree is centered
when the bolts in each
end are
the same distance from the bulkhead just forward of
e. Reverse the
preceding steps
for reinstallation.
the wiffletree.
Tighten jam nuts.
f. After cable is routed
in position, install
pulleys 6. Maintaining
rudder pedals
in neutral position,
and cable guards.
Ensure
cable is
positioned
in pul-
adjust turnbuckles
(index
10, figure
10-1) to
speci-
ley grooves
before installing guards.
fied tension with
the rudder offset one degree
to the
g. Re-rig system in accordance
with paragraph 10- right, (5/16
inch at lower trailing edge). Safety
11, safety turnbuckles and
reinstall all items re-
turnbuckles.
moved
in step
"a."
NOTE
10-11.
RIGGING.
a.
MODEL
182. (See
figure 10-5.)
After
completing
the preceding
steps,
the
1.
Adjust travel
stop bolts (index
8, figure 10-1)
to
rudder control
system is rigged.
The rud-
attain correct
rudder
travel as specified
in figure
1-1. der
control system
MUST be
correctly
Figure
10-4 illustrates
correct
travel
and
one method
rigged
prior to
rigging
the rudder
trim and
of checking.
nosewheel
steering
system.
Refer
to para-
2. Loosen
adjustable
idler sprocket
(25) and disen-
graph
10-15 for
rigging the rudder
trim and
gage
chain from
sprockets
(9 and
19).
nosewheel
steering
system.
10-7