Piper Dakota - Rigging and Adjustment of Rudder Controls; Removal of Rudder Trim Controls

2. Install aft rudder control cables as follows:
a. Position control cable in fuselage.
b. Connect end of cable to rudder horn with bolt, washer, nut, and cotter pin. Allow cable end to
rotate freely.
c. Connect other cable end to forward control cable at turnbuckle in aft section of fuselage.
d. Set cable tension and check rigging and adjustment per Rigging and Adjustment of Rudder
Controls.
e. Install tail cone fairing and secure with screws.
3. Install access panel to aft section of fuselage.
RIGGING AND ADJUSTMENT OF RUDDER CONTROLS
—CAUTION—
When checking rudder, never push rudder harder than necessary
to reach rudder stop.
l. Check and set correct degree of rudder travel as follows:
a. Check rudder travel by swinging rudder until it contacts stop. If control cables are connected, use
rudder pedals to swing rudder.
b. With rudder against its stop, place a rigging tool against side of rudder and vertical stabilizer as
shown in figure 27-9. (Check that tool is not contacting any rivets.) If no gap exists between
rigging tool and surface of rudder and vertical stabilizer, rudder stop for one direction of travel is
correct. (figure 27-11) (This tool may be fabricated from dimensions in chapter 95.)
c. Swing rudder in ether direction and check travel as directed in step b.
d. Should rudder travel be incorrect (showing a gap between tool and any part of control surfaces),
tail cone fairing must be removed and stops reset to obtain correct rudder travel. (Refer to figure
27-12.)
2. Set cable tension and alignment of rudder as follows:
a. Remove access panel to aft section of fuselage.
b. Ensure that nose gear steering has been aligned and rudder pedals set fore and aft according to
Alignment of Nose Landing Gear.
c. Clamp rudder pedals to align in a lateral position as shown in figure 27-l0.
d. Adjust turnbuckles in aft section of fuselage to obtain proper cable tension (figure 27-12) and align
rudder to neutral position. Neutral position is determined by standing behind airplane and sighting
rudder with vertical stabilizer or center of trim screw.
e. Check safety on turnbuckles.
3. Adjust rudder pedal stops by pushing on pilot’s left rudder pedal until rudder stop is contacted. Adjust
pedal stop (on firewall) to provide 0.060 to 0.l20 of an inch clearance. Repeat procedure with copilot’s
right rudder pedal.
4. Install tail cone fairing and access panel to aft section of fuselage.
RUDDER TRIM CONTROLS
REMOVAL OF RUDDER TRIM CONTROLS (figure 27-l3)
l. Remove cover from over trim control assembly by removing attaching screws.
2. Remove rudder trim knob and cover attaching screws.
3. Rotate trim knob to extreme left (counterclockwise) trim position.
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