Piper Aircraft Corporation Malibu Mirage PA-46-350P, Airplane Maintenance Manual

Page: 543 / 1956

PAGE 5
Feb 28/07 3C23
27-10-00
PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-350P, MALIBU MIRAGE
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
3 Remove the screws securing the cable retainers, both primary and balance, to the
aileron quadrant at the forward end of the control columns.
4 Remove the nut and bolt securing the arms to the elevator torque tube behind the
instrument panel.
5 Disconnect the control wheel switches electrical harness (if installed).
6 Remove the bolt, washers, and nut securing the control column tube to the quadrant
shaft and separate the tube from the shaft. Make a note of washer buildup for
reinstallation.
NOTE: The control column stop assy is fitted over the tube, secured by the same
bolt, and will be removed with the tube.
7 The control column can now be removed from under the instrument panel.
(2) Installation
(a) Forward control column assembly:
NOTE: First, ensure that the nut attaching control column rod to mount on forward end of
control column is tightened to a torque of 40 to 45 inch-pounds.
1 Position the forward portion of the control column assembly in place behind the face
of the instrument panel.
2 Ensuring the control column stop assembly is in place over the forward end of the
control column tube, slide the tube over the quadrant shaft. Secure the control
column tube and control column stop assembly to the quadrant shaft with bolt,
washers, and nut.
Cable Blocking Methods
Figure 2