Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Page 213

Ray~heon
Aircraft
BEECH
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP MANUAL
DUAL CONTROL
ARM
INSTALLA
TION
a.
Position the control
arm as
shown
in
Figure
4-2.
b. Ensure
that the
slot in
the
center
sprocket
is
approximately
vertical
and the
turnbuckles
between
the
long
chains
and
the short chains
are
opposite
each
other
near
the
access
openings.
c.
The ailerons MUST be in neutral.
NOTE
Some installations have
a
T handle
on
the
right
forward
side of the
dual control
arm.
On these
I
installations,
pull
the T handle
and
omit
step
e.
d.
Slide
the control
column
arm
onto
the control column
housing.
e.
Install
the
pin assembly
on
the
right
side
of
the
center
control
arm
hub.
f. Install
the
retainer
collar and attach it
with
the
four
screws.
g.
Check
for full
control
movement
and
for
proper
direction of
movement.
RIGGING
THE
DUAL CONTROL
ARM CHAIN
a.
Position
the
control
arm,
control
wheel,
and
sprocket
as
shown
in
Figure
4-2.
b.
Center
the
long
and short chains
on
their
sprockets
within
one
link.
c.
The slot in
the
center
sprocket
must be
approximately
vertical.
Refer
to
Figure
4-2.
d. Remove
the
safety
wire
from
the turnbuckles.
e.
Adjust
the chains
as
necessary.
NOTE
The chains
are
properly adjusted by
tighten
the
chains until
binding
is noticed
on
the
control
wheel,
then loosen the chains
just
enough
to
remove
the
binding
or
friction
from
the
control
wheel.
f.
After the
adjustments
are
complete,
check that the
location of the control
arm,
control
wheels,
sprockets
and
turnbuckles
are as
shown
in
Figure
4-2.
g.
Safetywire
the turnbuckles.
Check
the controls for
freedom
of
movement
and
the
control
surfaces for
proper
direction
of
movement.
DUAL
CONTROL
COLUMNS
(TH-1389,
TH-1396
AND
AFTER)
FIGURE
4-3
CONTROL COLUMN CHAIN
REMOVAL
FIGURE
4-4
a.
Paint
one
tooth
on
each control column
sprocket
and
its
corresponding
chain
link
to
ensure
correct
alignment
of
the
control
wheel
at
installation.
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4-5