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Figure 4-4.
Fuselage Cradle
4. Draw the elevator and rudder trim cable back through the fuselage; connect turnbuckles in
the aft section of the fuselage and unblock cables. Check rigging and adjustment, cable tension (refer to
Rigging and Adjustment of Elevator and Rudder Trim, Section V) and safety turnbuckles.
5. Draw aileron balance cable into fuselage and connect to left balance cable at station 171.
Install cable pulley and secure.
6. Draw the aileron control cable into the wing and connect at the aileron bellcrank. Install
cable guard pin at the pulley near the bellcrank and at the wing butt. Check rigging and adjustment, cable
tension (refer to Rigging and Adjustment of Aileron, Section V) and safety turnbuckles.
s. If the left wing is being installed, the following items pertain to the installation of the left wing
only.
1.
Draw the left balance cable into the wing and connect at the aileron bellcrank. Install the
cable guard pin at the cable pulley near the bellcrank and at the wing butt.
2.
Draw the primary control cables through the main spar and connect turnbuckles at stations
100. and 110. Install the cable guard pins for the left aileron cable at station 164. and the elevator cables at
station 122. Check rigging and adjustment, cable tension (refer to Rigging and Adjustment of Aileron,
Elevator and Rudder, Section V) and safety turnbuckles.
t. Install engine. (Refer to Installation of Engine, Section VIII.)
u. Check hydraulic fluid level (refer to Section II or VI) and with the airplane setting on jacks,
operate the gear through several retraction and extension cycles to ascertain that there are no hydraulic
fluid leaks.
Reissued: 10/12/79
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PIPER NAVAJO SERVICE MANUAL
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