5-3. CONTROL COLUMN ASSEMBLY.
5-4. REMOVAL OF CONTROL COLUMN ASSEMBLY. (Refer to Figure 5-1.)
a. To remove
either control wheel (5) with tube
(4), the following procedure may be used:
1. Separate
the control wheel tube (4) from the flexible
joint (2) that is located on either
side
of the tee bar assembly (7) by
removing the nut, washer and bolt (3). Pull the
tube from the flexible joint.
2. If removing the left control tube, slide the stop ( 12) from the tube.
3.
Should wires for the various Autopilot
systems be installed in the control tube,
disconnect
them at the quick disconnect terminals
behind the instrument panel. Draw the
wires back into the tube and
back out through the forward end of the tube.
4. Remove the control
wheel assembly from the
instrument panel.
b. The tee bar (7) with assembled
parts may be removed from the
airplane by the following
procedure:
1.
Remove the access panel
to the aft section of the fuselage.
2.
Relieve cable tension
from the stabilator
control cables (23)
at one of the stabilator
cable
turnbuckles in the aft section of the fuselage.
3.
Relieve tension from
the aileron control
cables (22)
and chains (16 and
14) at the
turnbuckle (6) that
connects the chains at the top
of the tee bar (7).
4. Disconnect
the control chains from the
control cables where the chains and cables
join by
removing the cotter pins, nuts, bolts and bushings.
5. If the control wheel assemblies have not been previously disconnected from the tee bar
assembly,
separate the control
wheel tubes (4) at the
flexible joints (2) by
removing the nuts, washers
and
bolts (3).
6. Disconnect the bobweight actuating rod (24) at the tee bar.
7. Remove the tunnel plate just aft of the tee bar by laying back enough tunnel carpet
remove
the plate
attachment screws.
8. Remove
the two
aileron control
cable pulleys
(21) attached
to the lower
section of
the tee
bar by removing
the pulley attachment
bolt (8).
9. Disconnect
the stabilator control cables (23) from
the lower end of the tee bar assembly.
10. Disconnect
the necessary control
cables, such
as the propeller pitch
control, mixture
control,
etc., that
will allow the
tee bar assembly
to be removed.
11. Remove
the tee bar assembly by removing the
attachment .bolts (3) with washers and nuts
which are through each
side of the floor tunnel,
and lifting it up and
out through the right
side of the cabin.
5-5. INSTALLATION OF
CONTROL COLUMN ASSEMBLY.
(Refer to Figure 5-1.)
a. The tee bar assembly
may be installed in the airplane by
the following procedure:
1. Swing
the tee bar assembly into place
from the right side of the cabin and
secure with
attachment bolts (3), washers,
and nuts inserted in through each
side of the floor tunnel.
2.
Connect the bobweight
actuating rod
(24) to the tee bar.
(Refer to Table V-I
for proper
rigging of bobweight.)
3. Connect the stabilator control cables (23) to the lower end of the tee bar with bolt (3),
washer, nut and
cotter pin. Allow the cable
ends free to rotate.
4. Place the
aileron control cables
(22) around the
pulleys (21) that attach
to the lower section
of the
tee bar (7); position pulleys
and secure with bolt, washers
and nut.
5. Install
the control wheel
per Step b.
Reissued: 10/11/79 SURFACE CONTROLS
1G2
PIPER
SENECA
II SERVICE
MANUAL