Installation Of Aileron Bellcrank Assembly; Rigging And Adjustment Of Aileron Controls; Installation Of Bellcrank Rigging Tool Diagram; Instllation Of Aileron Rigging Tool Diagram - Piper Navajo Chieftain PA-31-350 Service Manual

NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN SERVICE MANUAL
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1. STOP BOLT
2. STOP BLOCK
3. RIGGING TOOL
4. "C" CLAMP
5. BELLCRANK
6. WOOD BLOCK
1. AILERON
2. RIGGING
TOOL
3. WING
Figure 5-5. Installation of Aileron
Rigging Tool
Figure 5-4. Installation of Bellcrank
Rigging Tool
5-12. INSTALLATION OF AILERON BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. (Refer to Figure 5-3.)
a.
Place the bellcrank (1 or 24) in its mounting bracket with the adjustable stops (59) toward the
outboard end of the wing.
b. Install the pivot bolt (62) and torque.
c. Install the aileron control rod (25), secure bolt assembly (56) and safety.
d.
Connect the turnbuckle ends (54 and 55) to the bellcrank (24), secure and safety.
NOTE
The aft end of the bellcrank and balance cable end is painted red
to help facilitate proper hook-up. Do not tighten turnbuckle fork
ends on bellcrank so tight that the ends cannot rotate.
e.
Install stop block (61) and torque bolts.
f.
Check aileron controls rigging and adjustment as per paragraph 5-13.
g.
Install access plate and secure.
5-13. RIGGING AND ADJUSTMENT OF AILERON CONTROLS. (Refer to Figure 5-3.)
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a. To rig the aileron controls, set the right and left aileron bellcranks in neutral position by attaching an
aligning tool within both wings as shown in Figure 5-4. (This tool may be fabricated from dimensions given in
Figure 5-31.) The tool is used by the following procedure:
1.
Remove the access plates to the aileron bellcranks at wing station 178.00.
2.
Remove the cotter pin and nut that secures the forward turnbuckle fork end (55) to the
bellcrank (1 and 24). The bolt should not be removed.
Revised: 3/11/81
SURFACE CONTROLS
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