THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-32-301FT / 301XTC
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
PAGE 8
Jun 1/03
2J18
27-20-00
C. Rigging and Adjustment
CAUTION: VERIFY FREE AND CORRECT MOVEMENT OF RUDDER. WHILE IT WOULD SEEM
SELF-EVIDENT, FIELD EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THIS CHECK IS
FREQUENTLY MISINTERPRETED OR NOT PERFORMED AT ALL. ACCORDINGLY,
UPON COMPLETION OF RUDDER TRIM RIGGING AND ADJUSTMENT, VERIFY
THAT THE RUDDER MOVES LEFT WHEN THE RUDDER TRIM WHEEL IS
TRIMMED LEFT; AND, THAT THE RUDDER MOVES RIGHT WHEN THE RUDDER
TRIM WHEEL IS TRIMMED RIGHT.
Set rudder trim mechanism at the neutral (no load on spring) position. With the nose wheel
centered, rudder centered and rudder pedals aligned, check the rudder trim indicator to verify that it
indicates the neutral position on the placard. Remove cover and adjust if necessary. Left and right
rudder trim control travel (on the ground) shall be five complete turns from neutral minimum.
4. Rudder and Steer
ing Pedal Assembly (Refer to Figure 7.)
A. Removal
(1) Remove access panel to aft section of fuselage.
(2) Relieve rudder and stabilator cable tension by loosening one rudder and one stabilator cable
turnbuckle in aft section of fuselage.
(3) Remove fuel selector panel cover by removing rudder trim knob and cover attachment screws.
(4) Remove lower selector cover. Disconnect fuel selector control lever from selector torque tube
by removing attachment pin located at bottom of the lever.
(5) Remove tunnel plate just aft of tee bar by laying back enough tunnel carpet to remove plate
attachment screws.
(6) Disconnect stabilator control cable from lower end of tee bar assembly.
(7) Remove tee bar attachment bolts with their washers and nuts which are through each side of
the floor tunnel. Pull the lower end of the tee bar aft.
(8) Disconnect control cable ends from arms of torque tube by removing cotter pins, washers, nuts
and bolts.
(9) Disconnect rudder trim from torque tube assembly by removing cotter pin, washers and bolt.
(10) Disconnect steering rods at the rudder pedals by removing nuts and bolts.
(11) Disconnect brake cylinders at lower end of each cylinder rod by removing cotter pins, washers,
nuts and bolts.
(12) Disconnect vee braces from torque tube by removing nuts, washers and bolts that secure strap
bracket to vee brace.
(13) If an AutoPilot amplifier is installed over the torque tube at the right side of the fuselage,
disconnect electrical plug and release the two fasteners that secure it to its mounting bracket.
(14) Disconnect torque tube support bracket where it attaches to floor tunnel by removing its
attachment bolts.
(15) Remove two bolts located at the center of the torque tube assembly over the floor tunnel that
extend through torque tube. Compress the tubes.
(16) Disconnect torque tube support blocks from their support brackets on each side of fuselage by
removing attachment nuts, washers and bolts.
(17) Remove trim side panels, if desired.
(18) Remove assembly from airplane. Note the spacer washer on each end between support
blocks.
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