Aileron And Tab; Removal Of Aileron Control Cables - Piper Dakota Maintenance Manual

i. Set stabilator cable tension with turnbuckle in aft section of fuselage. Refer to instructions in
Rigging and Adjustment of Stabilator Controls. Check safety of all turnbuckles upon completion
of adjustments.
j. Tighten connecting bolts of idler sprockets.
k. Install floor tunnel plate and secure with appropriate screws. Fasten tunnel carpet into place and
install fuel selector lever on selector torque tube and secure with a clevis pin and cotter pin.
Replace fuel selector and rudder trim knob.
2. Either control wheel assembly is installed as follows:
a. Insert control wheel tube through instrument panel.
b. If wires for various autopilot systems need to be installed in control tube, route them through hole
in forward side of tube and out of small hole in forward side. Position grommet in hole in side of
tube.
c. On left control tube install stop.
d. Connect control wheel tube to flexible joint of tee bar assembly. If control cables or chains have
not been removed or loosened, place ailerons in neutral position and install control tube on flexible
joint so control wheel is neutral. Install bolt, washer, and nut and tighten.

AILERON AND TAB

AILERON CONTROL CABLES
REMOVAL OF AILERON CONTROL CABLES (figure 27-3)
l. For removal of control cables in either fuselage or wings, first remove rear seats of airplane.
2. Remove either right or left primary control cables as follows:
a. Remove two front seats from airplane.
b. Remove tunnel cover located aft of tee bar assembly as follows:
Remove rudder trim control knob and trim cover attaching screws. Roll back
carpet from tunnel and remove tunnel plate located just aft of tee bar assembly
by removing plate attaching screws.
To facilitate reinstallation of control cables, mark cable ends and
attach a line where applicable before drawing them through
fuselage or wing.
c. Separate primary control cable at turnbuckle located under floor panel aft of main spar.
d. Remove cable pulleys attached to lower section of control column tee bar assembly by removing
pulley attaching bolt.
e. Move cable guard under pulley cluster located just aft of lower portion of tee bar by removing
cotter pin from exposed end of guard and sliding it to left or right as required.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-28-236
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Reissued: August 1, 1986