Piper Dakota Maintenance Manual page 209

l2. Turn end shield over and install round plastic insulator over battery terminal with flat side up. Install
nut and washer and tighten to a torque of 30 to 50 inch-pounds. (Refer to figure 24-25.)
l3. Slide negative rectifier and heatsink assembly into place in end shield with three rectifier straps on
terminal block studs.
14. Install hex head screws through end shield and into heatsink assembly. Tighten to a torque of 15 to 25
inch-pounds.
l5. Position stator over rectifier end shield assembly and place winding terminals on terminal block studs.
Press stator into end shield, install terminal nuts and tighten to a torque of 11 to 17 inch-pounds. (Refer
to figure 24-26.)
Route stator winding leads so that they cannot contact rotor or
sharp edges of negative heatsink.
l6. Position rotor and drive end shield assembly over stator and rectifier end shield assembly. Align
through bolt holes in stator, rectifier end shield, and drive end shield.
l7. Compress stator and both end shields manually and install through bolts and washcrs. Tighten to a
torque of 25 to 55 inch-pounds.
l8. Place field brushes in insulated holders and install in rectifier end shield. Place an insulating washer on
each field brush terminal and install lockwashers and attaching screws. Tighten to a torque of l5 to 35
inch-pounds.
l9. Slowly rotate alternator pulley by hand to be sure that rotor fan blades do not contact stator winding
leads.
20. Install alternator and adjust drive belt to specifications.
After installing alternator on engine, test complete charging
system to be certain it is functioning properly.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Reissued: August 1, 1986