Piper Navajo Chieftain PA-31-350 Service Manual page 261

NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE V-llI. TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (SURFACE
Trouble
Cause
RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROLS) (cont.)
Remedy
Lost motion between
rudder pedals and
rudder.
Cable tension too low.
Adjust cable tension.
Linkage loose or worn.
Broken pulley.
Bolts attaching rudder
to bellcrank are loose.
Check linkage and tight-
en or replace.
Replace pulley.
Tighten bellcrank bolts.
Excessive resistance
to rudder pedal
movement.
System not lubricated
properly.
Lubricate system.
Rudder pedal torque
tube bearing in need
of lubrication.
Cable tension too high.
Pulleys binding or
rubbing.
Cables not in place on
pulleys.
Cables crossed or
routed incorrectly.
Rudder cables incor-
rectly rigged.
Rudder bellcrank stop
incorrectly adjusted.
Lubricate torque tube
bearings.
Adjust cable tension.
Replace binding pulleys
and/or provide clear-
ance between pulleys
and brackets.
Install cables correctly.
Check cable guards.
Check routing of control
cables.
Rudder pedals not
neutral when rudder
is streamlined.
Incorrect rudder
travel.
Rig rudder cables.
Rig rudder bellcrank stop.
Nose wheel contacts
stops before rudder.
Rig wheel contacts stops.
SURFACE CONTROLS
Reissued: 9/23/80
1K21