Flap Controls Removal; Flap Controls Installation - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
s-ao.
Flap
Coaaou.
(PA·l~.)
5-11. Remcml
Of
Plap CoDtrola. (PA·Z4-400.) (Refer to Filuft 5'5.)
. a.. Accesl (or removal of the flap aauatiDI mcdwIism and flap comrol
cables
within the fusdqe
may be reached by
mnovinJ reu
seat
and . .
companmCftt floor
p....
Acc. to
co.nrols
iD the
wiftI
may be
reached
by
remOYinJ
wheel well spluh pill
aod
&Cecil
piau to the
flap
bellcnnk.
b. Remove the
flap
tnnIftl_on
IIIaIlbly
by
dixonnectiDI
the motor elet:!rica1lelds.
emetine
pin
(16)
&t
the aansmiIIion hou'" and remorial bolt
(23) at the forward section
of
the
&ctlI&tinr
screw.
c. The amaatinl arm, (IS)
1ft
mnoml by dilc0nnectiDI the flap
push-puU
concrol cables clevis, the
step lock
maR
cable on tbe n,ht
ann.
and the
flap
position sender rod. Remove the pivot bolt at the tOP
spar
support Nbe and the flap pide
bracket.
d.
To remove the flap puah-pu11 conuol cable
(5)
remove the devil
end
and
10cIcnut from actuator
end of the cable. Disconnect the support clamps and draw the cable from its support
tube.
WithiD
the
win,.
disconnect and remove the devis end at the flap bdlcrank. Enta' throUJb the wbee1 well and remove the
support tube locknut. Oraw the cable from the
wiaI
iDto the
fuIeIap.
e.
Oilconnect the flap control rod and remove the bolt
ICCUrinI
the
bdlcranJc.
f. Removal of the step lock mechanism(....
)ud
support cable
(27 •
dilconDect the mum
spring
(43)
at
the inboard side of the _heel well. Remove
the aft
W'iJlllairina.
tbe
accell
plate located at the inboard,
under side o( the
flap
and back the
adjusriDI nut (45) off the csble end. Unbolt the mechanism from the
inboard and aft sides of the
winJ
and remove with
step
loclc and support cable.
5-22. lnsalIaaon Of
Flap Concrola. (PA-Z-4-400.) (Refer
to
Finft 5·5.)
a. To iDsa.ll
the flap acmaUq meclwUsm .-embly. connect the cODtrol arms (14 and
15)
to the
upper spar support tube aDd iDIcn: the pivot bolt. TilhtcJI the bolt to a IIIUI fit with no biDdint of the
ann~
IftSUlI the flap pide bracket aDd
conacet
me flap pOlition sader rod (12)
to
the contrOl arms.
b. The aetUaan, motor and tranSmission may be insralled at a unit. Place the transmission end
between the two brackcu
leadinJ
from the spar mpport. Wen lockiDI pin
;lila
safety. Connect the
aetuatinl
SCttW
(Z2) to the lower portion of the &CtUacinl
arms. iIIICrt
bolt (23) lAd seeure. Connect the
electricallcads to the motor.
trierri,.
to the dcctrical
cliqnm
in Section L"{. Operue the motor to usure
proper eleetric:aJ hookup.
c. The nap bellcrank (6) may be
iIlstalled
by placinJ intO posicion. iftltl11iftl the pivot bolnecuring
the bellc:rank and a,uten to a sllUI fit. Install the flap conttOl rod (33).
d. The flap push1'ull concrol cable may be iasuUed by
drawm,
the cable from the
fuse1aJe
intO the
win,.
Place the cable end thro. the support tube. locknut and to the flap bcUcrank. Install the able end
and eenneet to the beUcnnk.
Secure
and safety the locknut at the support Nbe. Within the fusclqe. insert
the cable throUlh the suPPOrt tube and locknut. secure and safety.
e.
To insull the Step loclt mechanilm(44)and mum cable
(21)
in the rilbt
wiftt.
enter throUSb the
wheel well and
iqsull
the lock mechanism with the rcmm cable wtapped uound the pulley and secured.
Insert the cable end to the f1&p, throUlh the
trailin&
qe of the
wine
and iDto the flap. Start the adjustirl!
nut
(45)
a few threads onto the cable end. Draw the tension SPrint in place
at
the inboard side of the wheel
well. Attach the step lock tdeuc cable to the lock release and to the control arms within the fuselage.
Install cable pulley and secure.
f.
Rig and adjust per Puqraph '·23 and rciDstal1 a.ccess panels, wheel well splash pan. rear sat. etc.
SURFACE CONTROLS
ISSUED:
8118n2
IG12
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