Piper Comanche PA-24 Service Manual page 301

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE V·U. TROUBLESHOOTING ClART (SURFACE CONTROLS)
(COIlL)
Trouble Ca .....
RUDDI!R CONTROL SYSTEM
lost motion between
Yble tension
tOO
low.
rudd ... pedals and
rudd ....
Broken pulley.
Bolts attaching bellcrank
[0
rudd ... are loose.
Excessive resistance
System nor lubricated
[0
rudder pedal properly.
movement.
Rudder pedal torque
rube
beari",
blocks
in need of lubri·
cation.
Cable tension
[00
high.
Pulley. bindinl or rut>-
bing.
Cables nor in place on
pulley •.
Cables crossed or
routed incorrectly.
IH11
.
Remedy
Adjust able tension pei
Table V·I uu:I Pan·
graph 5·25.
Replace pulley.
Tighten bellcrank bolts.
lubricate SYStem. CRe-
fer to lu.brication
Chan. Section II.)
Lubricate torque cube
bean", blocks.
Consult Lubricarion
Chan. Section II.
Adjust cable tension p ...
Pangnph 5·27
and Table V·1.
Replace bindi", pulley.
andlor provide
clcua.nce betWeen
pulleys and brackets .
Install cable. correctly.
Check cable guards.
Check routing of control
cable •.
SURFACE CONTROLS
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