Piper PA-32R-301T SARATOGA S, Maintenance Manual

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NOSE GEAR (Cont.)
Clamping RudderPedals in Neutral Position Rudder Pedals at Neutral Angle
Figure 9 Figure 10
7. Adjust shimmy dampener by turning nose wheel against stops and adjusting rod end of dampener
for adequate travel to both extremes.
8. Install engine cowling.
9. Remove airplane from jacks.
ALIGNMENT OF NOSE LANDING GEAR
1. Place airplane on a smooth level floor that will accommodate striking of a chalk line.
2. Ascertain that nose gear is properly adjusted as given in Adjustment of Nose Landing Gear.
3. With landing gear in down-locked position, weight proportionally on nose gear and nose wheel facing
forward, adjust steering bellcrank. Bellcrank is attached to lower front of engine mount directly aft of
gear housing and may be adjusted by loosening its attachment bolt and sliding bell- crank fore and aft
until it clears each steering arm rollers by 0.03 of an inch. Retighten attachment bolt.
4. Place airplane on jacks. (Refer to Jacking, Chapter 7.)
5. Level airplane laterally and longitudinally. (Refer to Leveling, Chapter 8.)
6. From center point of tail skid, extend a plumb bob and mark contact point on floor.
7. Extend a chalk line from mark on floor below tail skid to a point approximately three feet forward of
nose wheel. Allow line to pass under wheel at centerline of tire. Snap chalk line.
8. Clamp rudder pedals to align them in a lateral position. Ascertain that rudder pedals are in their neutral
position. (Refer to Figure 9 and Figure 10)
9. Adjust rod end bearings of each steering control rod to align nose wheel with chalk line and to bring
rudder pedals into neutral angle fore and aft.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32R-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
32-20-00
Page 32-38
Reissued: July 1, 1993
3C7