Piper COMANCHE PA-24-180 Service Manual page 112

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
NOTE
In the event that the lower rudder atachment bracket is ever removed
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or replaced. install the four atachment bolts with the heads toward the
front of the aircrft.
4-35. InMalation Of Stabilaor.
a.
Slip the left stabilaror on the stabilaror torque tube and align two holes in the sabilator with holes
in the torque tube.
b. Secure the stabilaor with two bolts.
c.
Intall the right stabilator in a similar manner a the left stabilaror.
d. Connect inboard trailing edges of the left and right stabilator and install the bolt.
e.
Attach the stabilator rmm rod to the stabilaror trim tabs and install the bolt.
f.
If stabilaror leading edge guards are installed. check to see that rear edges of guards fit stabilaror
contour without any wrinkles or gaps.
NOTE
Rig Empennage Group as described in Section V of this manual.
436. Insmullion Of Tail Fairings.
a. Install the fin root firing.
b.
Connect the quick-disconnect fiting on the tail light wire before positioning the tail cone
assembly onto the fuselage rear bulkhead.
c.
Attach the tail cone fairing.
4-37 Installation Of Fuselage Components.
4-38. Replaement Of Windshield. The windshield on the PA-24 consists of two sectons which may be
replaced as follows:
L
Remove windshield outside collar fairing by removing attaching screws.
b.
Remove windshield divider strip by removing attaching machine screws and nuts.
c.
Remove left or right upper intenor windshield trim panel by removing attaching screws.
d. Remove left or right interior fairing from windshield post.
e.
Windshield can now be removed by pulling it out from channels.
NOTE
A damaged windshield should be saved since it can be used as a pattern
for drilling holes in a new windshield.
f.
Gnnd new windshield to fit in windshield channels and grind half holes for screws to fit in
windshield divider strip.
g. Apply black electrical ape. Prestite number 163, over edges of windshield.
h. Apply 125 inch 3M Sealer number 1126, manufactured by Minnesota Mining Mfg. Company,
between windshield and channels.
i.
Install new windshield in windshield channels and allow 125 inch clearance between two sections
of windshield at divider post to allow for expansion.
j.
Install windshield collar.
STRUCTURE
ISSUED: 8/18,72
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