Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Page 236

Ray~heon
Aircraft
BEECH BARON
55
AND 58 SHOP
MANUAL
RIGGING
THE
ELEVA
TOR
CONTROL SYSTEM
(TH-
1389,
TH-1396
AND
AFTER)
FIGURE
4- 12
IWARNING)
WARNING
When
replacing
or
installing
control
cables,
bellcranks
and
other
control
system
components,
observe
the
color
coding
on
all
parts.
Do
not
connect
coded
parts
of
one
color
to
coded
parts
of
a
different
color.
NOTE
Beech
recommends the
use
of the elevator travel
gage
shown
in
the
GENERAL
INFORMATION
section
of
this
manual.
Locate
the travel
gage
at
station
35.75.
To
position
the
elevator
in
neutral,
a
tool
can
be
fabricated
from
5/16-inch-diameter
steel
rod.
Refer
to
Figure
4-13.
a.
Adjust
the
upper
elevator
stop
bolt
so
that the centerline
of
the
bottom
cable attachment
hole
in
the
elevator
bellcrank
is
0.70
to
0.80
inch
from the aft bulkhead.
b.
Adjust
the
length
of the elevator
push-pull
rods
to
obtain
14"
to
16"
of
down
travel.
c.
Adjust
the lower
stop
bolt in the
elevator bellcrank
to
obtain 29"
to
31"
of
up
travel.
d.
Disconnect the
elevator
downsprings.
e.
Set
the
elevator
controls
in neutral. To obtain
neutral,
insert
the
short
end of the
fabricated tool
in the control
column
hanger.
Refer
to
Figure
4-13.
Move
the
control wheel
aft
and
insert the
other
end of the
tool into
the
control
shaft
and
torque
tube.
f.
Rig
cable tension
as
shown
in
Figure
4-11.
NOTE
Tensiometer
readings
must
be
taken
on
the
upper
and
lower
elevator
cables
with
the
downsprings
disconnected.
g.
Connect
the
elevator
downsprings.
h.
Check elevatortravel.
I
WARNING)
WARNING
Check
the elevators
for
correct direction
of
movement.
When
the control
wheel
is moved
forward,
the elevators
must
move
down. When
the
control
wheel
is
moved
aft,
the
elevators
must
move
up.
i.
Check
the
loads
in
the elevator
control
system
in
a
draft
free
area
using
a
push-pull
scale
on
the
control
wheel.
Pulling
the control
wheel
aft from
full
down
elevator,
the load
through
neutral must
be
39
to
43
pounds.
Pushing
the
control
wheel forward
from
full
up
elevator,
the
load
through
neutral
must
be
23
to
27
pounds.
The difference
t~e-
tween
the
two
readings
must
be
13
to
19
pounds.
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