Piper Cherokee Six - Page 326

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
g.
Adjust
shimmy
dampener
by
turning
nose
wheel
against
stops
and
adjusting
the
rod
end
of the
dampener
for
adequate
travel
to
both
extremes.
h.
Install
engine
cowling.
i.
Remove
the
airplane
from
jacks.
6A-13.
ALIGNMENT
OF
NOSE
LANDING
GEAR.
a.
Place
the
airplane
on
a
smooth
level
floor
that
will
accommodate
the
striking
of
a
chalk
line.
b.
Ascertain
that
the
nose
gear
is
properly
adjusted
as
given
in
Paragraph
6A-12.
c.
With
the
landing
gear
in
the
down-locked
position,
weight
proportionally
on
the
nose
gear
and
the
nose
wheel
facing
forward,
adjust
the
steering
bellcrank.
The
bellcrank
is
attached
at
the
lower
front
of
the
engine
mount
directly
aft
of
the
gear
housing
and
may
be
adjusted
by
loosening
its
attachment
bolt
and
sliding
the
bellcrank
fore
and
aft
until
it
contacts
the
rollers.
Retighten
the
attachment
bolt.
d. Place
the
airplane
on jacks.
(Refer
to
Jacking,
Section
II.)
e.
Level
the airplane
laterally
and
longitudinally.
(Refer
to Leveling,
Section
II.)
f.
From
the
center
point
of the
tail
skid,
extend
a plumb
bob
and
mark
the
contact
point
on the
floor.
g.
Extend
a
chalk
line
from
the
mark
on
the
floor
below
the
tail
skid
to
a
point
approximately
three
feet
forward
of the
nose
wheel.
Allow
the
line
to pass
under
the
wheel
at
the
centerline
of
the
tire.
Snap
the
chalk
line.
h.
Clamp
the
rudder
pedals
to alignthem
in a
lateral
position.
Ascertain
that
the
rudder
pedals
are
in
their
neutral
position.
(Refer
to
Figure
6A-4
and
Figure
6A-5.)
i.
Adjust
the
rod
end
bearings
of
each
steering
control
rod
to
align
the
nose
wheel
with
the
chalk
line
and
to
bring
the
rudder
pedals
into
neutral
angle
fore
and
aft.
j.
Install
the
steering
push
rods
on
the
rudder
pedals.
Adjust
the
rods
so
the
lengths
are
both
the
same
and
the
rudder
pedals
are
at
their
neutral
position.
k.
To
align
the
nose
wheel
straight
forward,
stand
in front
of
the nose
gear
and
align
the
center
rib
of
the
tire
with
the
chalk
line,
or lay
a
straightedge
along
the
side
of
the
tire
and
parallel
the straightedge
with
the
chalkline.
Revised:
6/18/76
LANDING
GEAR
AND BRAKE
SYSTEM
2D2