Piper Cherokee Six - Flap Rigging Tool; Flap Step Adjustment

Figure
5-16.
Flap
Step
Adjustment
Figure
5-17.
Flap
Rigging
Tool
d.
Place
a
.125
spacer
between
the
stop
fitting
and
the
end
of
the
screw.
De-
termine
that
when
pressure
is
applied
down
on
the
flap,
it
will
remain
in
the
up-
lock
position.
If
it
extends,
turn
the
adjustment
screw
out
a few
threads
at
a time
until
the
flap
remains
in
the
up-lock
position
with
the
spacer
inserted.
Tighten
the
jam
nut.
e.
Rotate
the
left
stop
adjustment
screw
until
it contacts
the
stop
fitting.
Tighten
the
jam
nut.
f.
Set
the
flap
control
cable
tension
(handle
next
to
floor,
0
degrees)
as
given
in Table
V-I
at
the
turnbuckle
that
is
attached
to
the
lower
end
of
the
flap
handle
in
the
floor
tunnel.
To
do
this
and
if
not
previously
removed,
remove
the
flap
handle
cover
and
enough
tunnel
carpet
to
remove
the
tunnel
cover
just
aft
of the
handle.
Adjust
and
resafety
the
turnbuckle.
NOTE
Do
not
rotate
the
torque
tube
while
retensioning
the
cable
or
tighten
tight
enough
to allow
tube
to
be
pulled
away
from
its
stops.
g.
To
check
up
-neutral
position
of
the
flaps,
place
a
flap
rigging
tool
as
shown
in
Figure
5-17
against
the
underside
of
the
wing
and
flap
as
close
as
possible
to
the
outboard
end
of the
flap
without
contacting
any
rivets.
The
tool
must
be
po-
sitioned
parallel
with
the
wing
ribs
with
the
aft
end
of
the
tool
evenwith
the
trail-
ing
edge
of the
flap.
(This
tool
may
be
fabricated
from
dimensions
given
in
Fig-
SURFACE
CONTROLS
Issued:
8/17/72
PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
117