Aileron Bellcrank Assembly Installation; Bellcrank Rigging Tool View - Piper PA-44-180 SEMINOLE Maintenance Manual

2. Remove the screws securing the floor panel located directly aft of the main spar. Lift the panel and
remove from the airplane.
3. Remove the access plate to the aileron bellcrank located on the underside of the wing, forward of the
inboard end of the aileron.
4. Relieve tension from the aileron control cables by loosening the balance cable turnbuckle located in
the floor opening aft of the main spar.
5. Disconnect the primary and balance control cables from the bellcrank assembly by removing cotter
pins, nuts, washers and bolts.
6. Disconnect the aileron control rod at the aft or forward end, as desired.
7. Remove the nut, pivot bolt and washers that secure the bellcrank. The nut is visible from the under-
side of the wing.
8. Remove the bellcrank from within the wing.
INSTALLATION OF AILERON BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. (Refer to Figure 27-9.)
1. Ensure that the bellcrank pivot bushing and teflon tube are installed in the torque tube portion of the
bellcrank.
2. Place the bellcrank in position in the wing with a washer located between each end of the torque tube
and the mounting location.
3. Install the bellcrank pivot bolt with the head up. Install tapered washers and nut on the bolt and torque
nut 20 to 25 inch-pounds maximum. Check that the bellcrank rotates freely with little up-down play.
4. Install and adjust control rod and check aileron travel.
5. Connect the ends of the primary and balance control cables to the bellcrank using bolts, washers, nuts
and cotter pins. Allow the cable ends to rotate freely on the bellcrank.
6. Tighten the control cables at the balance cable turnbuckle in the floor opening aft of the main spar.
Check cable tension.
7. Install the access plate on the underside of the wing, the floor panel aft of the main spar, seat belt
attachments and seats.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA - 4 4 - 1 8 0 / 1 8 0 T
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Figure 27-9. Bellcrank Rigging Tool
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27-10-04
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Revised: June 20, 1995