Piper Cherokee Six - Page 195

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
5-32.
RIGGING
AND
ADJUSTMENT
OF
RUDDER
TRIM
CONTROLS.
No
adjust-
ments
are
necessary
other
than
those
required
during
installation
of
the
assem-
bly
in
the
airplane
as
given
in
paragraph
5-31.
5-33.
WING
FLAP
CONTROLS.
5-34.
REMOVAL
OF
WING
FLAP
CONTROLS.
(Refer
to
Figure
5-15.)
a.
The
flap
torque
tube
assembly
may
be
removed
by
the
following
procedure:
1.
Remove
the
access
plate
located
between
the
underside
of
the
aft
sec-
tion
of
each
wing
and
the
fuselage
by
removing
attaching
screws.
2.
Remove
the
floor
panel
located
aft
of
the
main
spar
by
removing
the
center
seats,
seat
belt
attachments
and
the
screws
securing
the
panel.
Lift
the
panel
and
remove
from
airplane.
3.
Disconnect
the
left
and
right
flap
control
tubes
(rods)(4)
at
the
flaps
by
removing
the
nuts,
washers
and
bolts
(2)
or
at
the
torque
tube
cranks
(arms)(ll)
by
removing
the
bolts
and
washers
(12)
from
the
inner
side
of
each
crank.
It
will
be
necessary
to
remove
bolt
(12)
through
a
hole
in
the
side
skin
of
the
fuselage
located
over
the
torque
tube
with
the
flap
handle
moved
to
its
40
degree
position.
4.
With
the
flap
handle
(29),
fully
extend
the
flaps
and
disconnect
the
flap
tension
spring
(22)
at
the
spar
or
the
aft
end
of
the
control
cable
(23)
as
desired.
5.
Grasp
the
flap
handle,
release
the
plunger
(35)
and
allow
the
flap
to
re-
turn
to
the
retracted
position.
Use
caution
as
forward
pressure
will
be
on
the
handle
with
the
tension
spring
(22)
disconnected.
6.
Disconnect
the
flap
return
spring
(34)
at
the
spar
or
return
chain
(32)
as desired.
7.
Disconnect
the
control
cable
from
the
chain
(20)by
removing
cotter
pin,
nut,
and
clevis
bolt
(21).
8.
Remove
the
tube
support
blocks
(16
and
33)
by
removing
the
block
at-
tachment
bolts
(15).
9.
Remove
the
nuts,
washers
and
bolts
(10)
securing
the
right
and
left
cranks
(11)
and
stop
fittings
(13)
on
the
torque
tube.
10.
From
between
each
wing
and
the
fuselage,
remove
the
cranks
(11)
from
the
torque
tube.
11.
Disconnect
one
bearing
block
(7)
from
its
mounting
brackets
(6)
by
re-
moving
nuts,
washers
and
bolts
(5).
12.
Slide
the
tube
from
the
bearing
block
still
attached
to
its
brackets,
raise
the
end
and
lift
it from
the
floor
opening.
b.
The
flap
control
cable
(23)
may
be
removed
by
the
following
procedure:
1.
If
the
center
seats
and
floor
panel
have
not
been
removed,
remove
the
seats
and
the
screws
securing
the
floor
panel.
SURFACE
CONTROLS
1I3
Issued:
8/17/72