Piper Cherokee Six - Rudder and Stabilator Travel Adjustment

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX SERVICE
MANUAL
1750
1.
RUDDER TRAVEL
ADJUSTMENT
2. STABILATOR
TRAVEL
ADJUSTMENT
Figure
5-13.
Rudder
and Stabilator
Travel
Adjustments
rection
of
travel
is correct
as
required
in
Table
V-I.
(This
tool
may
be fabri-
cated
from
dimensions
given
in
Figure
5-21.)
3.
Swing
the
rudder
in the
other
direction
and
check
travel
as directed
in
step 2.
4.
Should
the rudder
travel
be
incorrect
showing
a gap
between
the
tool
and
any
part
of
the
control
surfaces,
the tail
cone
should
be
removed
and
the
stops
reset
to
obtain
correct
rudder
travel.
(Refer
to
Figure
5-13.)
b.
To
set
cable
tension
and
alignment
of the
rudder,
the
following
procedure
may
be
used:
1.
Remove
the access
panel
to
the aft
section
of
the
fuselage.
2. Ascertain
that
thenose
gear
steering
has
beenaligned
and rudderpedals
set
fore and
aft
according
to Alignment
of Nose
Landing
Gear,
Section
VI.
3. Clamp
the
rudder
pedals
to
align
in
a lateral
position
as shown
in Fig-
ure
5-12.
4.
Adjust
the
turnbuckles
in
the
aft section
of
the
fuselage
to
obtain
proper
cable
tension
as
given
in
Table
V-I
and
to allow
the
rudder
to
align
at
neutral
SURFACE
CONTROLS
Issued:
8/17/72
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