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

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Feb 28/07
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32-50-00
PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-350P, MALIBU MIRAGE
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
B. Installation
(1) Place bungee in position.
(2) Connect aft end of bungee to left-hand side of steering bellcrank.
(3) Connect forward end of bungee to steering arm. The thinner washer goes under the bolt head,
the thicker washer under the nut.
4. Steering Pushrod Bellows
A. Removal
(1) Loosen hose clamps on forward end of bellows.
(2) Disconnect steering pushrod from steering bellcrank. Remove rod end bearing and jamnut
from forward end of steering pushrod.
(3) Slide pushrod aft.
(4) Remove screws from fire shield. (The fire shield is the plate on the aft side of the pressure
bulkhead which helps to secure the large end of the bellows to the aft side of the pressure
bulkhead.)
(5) Slide fire shield, packing ring/housing/spacer assembly and plate aft on steering rod tube.
(6) Push bellows forward out of cutout in pressure bulkhead.
(7) Remove bellows from steering rod.
B. Installation
(1) Place bellows over forward end of steering pushrod.
(2) Push large end of bellows through cutout in pressure bulkhead.
(3) Slide plate, packing ring/housing/spacer assembly and fire shield forward on steering rod tube.
(4) Line up holes in pressure bulkhead, plate and fire shield; install screws, washers and nuts.
NOTE: Install all screws, except the uppermost one, with their shanks pointing aft. The
uppermost screw’s shank should point forward.
(5) Install steering pushrod per instructions in this chapter.
(6) Reconnect steering rod to steering bellcrank.
(7) Tighten hose clamp on forward end of bellows.
NOTE: With nose landing gear pointing straight ahead, the forward end of the bellows should
be approximately even with the forward end of the steering rod tube.
5. Steering Arm
A. Removal
(1) Disconnect the forward end of the bungee from the left-hand side of the steering arm.
(2) Remove the nut and washer that secures the steering arm to the mount plate.
(3) Lift the steering arm off of the bolt.
B. Installation
(1) Position the steering arm on the bolt, ensuring that a washer is installed above and below the
spacer which goes through the bushing in the steering arm. Install and torque nut.
(2) Attach forward end of bungee to left side of steering arm.
(3) Adjust the clearance between rollers on the nose gear and steering arm as desribed in Rigging
and Adjustment, Rudder Controls, 27-20-00.