M16 (C) TANDEM TRAINER
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
3.10.4
REPLACEMENT OF RUDDER PEDALS CABLE
(See Fig. 3.10/1 ‐ 3.10/2)
3.10.4.1
REMOVAL OF DAMAGED CABLE
1.
Before starting verify that the engine's ignition key and push‐button are in OFF position and that all the
breakers are switched OFF;
2.
Remove the safety wiring from the screw couplings pn MS21251‐B3S;
3.
Loosen the screw coupling so as to free the cable ends;
4.
Cut the cable (2) close to the thimbles pn 082 so as to free the cable eye end pn MS21255‐3LS;
5.
Extract the damaged cable from the rear of the gyroplane;
6.
Free the cable from the rudder pivot pn 086 and retrieve the cable retainer pn 085;
3.10.4.2
PREPARATION OF NEW CABLE
(See Fig. 3.10/1 ‐ 3.10/2)
1.
Verify that the cable 3x49 is at least 8 meters long;
2.
Put the thermo‐retractable sheath (3) on one end of the cable pn 3x49;
3.
Put the cable retainer pn 269 (Nicopress) on the same cable end (see Detail "B");
4.
Run the cable around the thimble pn 082 fixed to the cable eye end MS21255‐3LS;
5.
Leave at least 10 centimetres of cable more than needed and tighten the cable retainer pn 269 close to
the thimble. Take care not to leave the cable slack (see Detail "C");
6.
Put the thermo‐retractable protection sheath on the crimped cable retainer pn 269 and "shrink" it with a
heat gun.
3.10.4.3
INSTALLATION OF CABLE
(See Fig. 3.10/1 ‐ 3.10/3)
1.
Before starting verify that the engine's ignition key and push‐button are in OFF position and that all the
breakers are switched OFF;
2.
Insert the free end of the cable 3x49 from inside the cockpit through the front pulley pn 084 and then
through the other pulleys; thereby take care to follow the correct path (4) of the control pedals;
WARNING:
Insert the cable between the pulley pn 084 and the cable retainer pn 083. Take care to avoid any
anomalous rubbing of the cable along the rudder pedals line (see Detail "A").
3.
Screw in the cable eye end pn MS21255‐3LS with the cable to the turnbuckle pn MS21251‐B3S. Take care
to screw the other end pn MS21252‐3RS symmetrically;
4.
Using a pin pn MS 20392‐2C11, fasten the end pn MS21252‐3RS to the pedal pn 080;
5.
When the cable comes out of the rear pulley pn 084, insert it through the retainer pn 085 and anchor it
to the rudder pivot pn 086;
6.
Insert the cable in the other pulleys until reaching the front pedal pn 080;
7.
Manually pull the cable's free end so as to give it a slight tension and check its correct positioning along
the line;
8.
Insert the heat shrink tubing in the cable's free end;
9.
Insert the Nicopress fitting pn 269 in the cable's free end;
10.
Insert the cable in the thimble pn 082 of the eyelet end pn MS21255‐3LS of the turnbuckle;
11.
Using a pin pn MS 20392‐2C11, connect the end pn MS 21252‐3RS to the pedal pn 081;
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