Rudder Controls; Removal Of Rudder Control Cables; Installation Of Rudder Control Cables - Piper Navajo Chieftain PA-31-350 Service Manual

NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN SERVICE MANUAL
5-42. RUDDER CONTROLS.
5-43. REMOVAL OF RUDDER CONTROL CABLES. (Refer to Figure 5-13.)
a. Remove the left pilot's seat and left row of passenger seats.
b. Remove the left row of floor panels and the floor panel lateral to the entrance door.
c. Remove the interior access panel to the aft section of the fuselage.
d. Remove the tail cone and the access plate under the rudder on the top aft section of the fuselage.
e. Loosen the aileron and rudder interconnecting cables at the turnbuckles (10) at station 275.00, in
the aft section of the fuselage, enough to allow the large connecting spring (12) at station 298.00 to be discon-
nected from the rudder cable.
f. Mark one set of cable ends to facilitate installation and disconnect the cables (7 and 8) at the
turnbuckles (4) at station 76.00.
g Mark and disconnect the cables (7 and 8) from the rudder horn (17).
h. Remove the cable guard pins at fuselage stations 215.00, 244.00, 274.00 and 317.75. In addition,
when removing the left cable (7), remove pins at stations 140.00 and 162.60.
i. Draw the cables aft through the fuselage and remove.
5-44. INSTALLATION OF RUDDER CONTROL CABLES. (Refer to Figure 5-13.)
a. Connect the cables (7 and 8) to the rudder horn (17).
b. Draw the cables (7 and 8) forward through the fuselage and connect to the forward cables (2 and
3) at the turnbuckles (4) at station 76.00.
c. Install the cable guard pins at stations 215.00, 244.00, 274.00 and 317.75. If the left cable (7) was
removed, install pins at stations 140.00 and 162.60.
d. Install large connecting spring (12)
NOTE
Apply corrosion retardent compound to large connecting spring
(12) when spring is extended position. Refer to lubrication chart
in Service Manual, Section II.
e. Connect the aileron and rudder interconnecting cables to the rudder cables.
f. Set cable tension per Table V-ll and rigging and adjustment per paragraph 5-47.
g. Install access plates, panels, and seats.
Revised: 3/31/94
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