THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-32-301FT / 301XTC
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
PAGE 11
Jun 1/03
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(g) Trim control cables:
1 Remove pilot and rear seats.
2 Remove seat belts attached to forward floor tunnel by removing attachment nuts,
washers and bolts.
3 Remove heater deflectors from each side of aft end of forward floor tunnel by sliding
deflector sideways and releasing retainer spring.
4 Unfasten carpet from aft portion of forward floor tunnel and lay it forward.
5 Remove tunnel cover located between trim control wheel and spar cover by removing
selector knobs and cover attachment screws.
6 Remove cable pulleys located in forward tunnel by removing cotter pin, washer and
clevis pin.
7 Remove floor panel aft of main spar by removing panel attachment screws and seat
belt attachments. Lift panel and remove from airplane.
8
Remove cable rub blocks located in floor opening on aft side of main spar by
removing block attachment screws.
9
Remove trim plate located on top of forward end of aft floor tunnel.
10 Remove carpet from aft floor tunnel.
11 Remove cover plate from top of aft floor tunnel by removing attachment screws.
12
Remove cable guard from underside of trim cable pulleys located in forward area of
aft floor tunnel by removing tinnerman nut and withdrawing the cable guard.
13
Remove cable guard plate from underside of pulley cluster located in aft area of floor
tunnel by removing plate attachment screws.
14 Remove cable guard from cable pulleys in aft lower section of fuselage forward of
cable turnbuckles.
15
With cables disconnected from trim control wheel, draw cable(s) through floor tunnel.
(2) Installation
(a) Trim Control Wheel with Drum:
1
Wrap right trim cable on trim drum by inserting swaged ball of cable in slot provided
in right side of drum that mates with the control wheel. Looking at this side, wrap
drum with three wraps of cable in a clockwise direction.
2 Attach trim control wheel to cable drum by aligning long lug of drum with long slot of
wheel and pushing the two pieces together.
3
Wrap left trim cable on drum by inserting swaged ball of cable in slot provided in the
flanged left side of drum. Looking at this side, wrap drum with three wraps of cable in
a clockwise direction.
4
Lubricate and install bushing in control wheel and drum.
5 Align control cables and position trim control wheel assembly between its mounting
brackets. Check that end of trim indicator wire is positioned in spiraled slot of drum
with no bind on end. Install retainer bolt from left side. Install washer and nut.
6
Install cover over trim control wheel. Secure with screws, unless the control cables
have to be installed.
(b) Trim Control Cables:
1 Draw cable(s) through floor tunnel.
2 If not already installed, wrap cable drum and install trim control wheel with drum as
specified above.
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