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Thanks Jan. Tomorrow morning the center control quad will come out. After finding one almost locally to look at; I and the A&P concur. We will post our findings to the list. Thanks to everyone for the input. Tommy -----Original Message----- From: Jan E Zanutto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Slack in center control quadrant ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I think that we've moved away from the original issue here- I thought that the original problem was that his aileron bellcrank and rudder bellcrank were moving separately with some slight play. The two bellcranks at the center quadrant should both move together, and if there is slop in relation to them it is because of the hardware that attaches the bellcrank to the vertical shaft. AD 52-02-02 addresses slop in the aileron hinges and rod ends by checking the ailerons with respect to each other, not with respect to the rudder bellcrank. It is very possible that he could have a tight aileron system, with no free play in the ailerons but have slop in the center quadrant. Back in 1952 I dont think that the center quadrants had enough hours on them to develop the kind of slop that was being described. Instead of doing what the AD says, he should disassemble the center quadrant vertical shaft and find out if the bolt is worn or the through-holes are worn. Most likely it will be the holes, and if a replacement shaft cant be found, the next thing to do is go up one bolt size. Jan Zanutto Frenso, CA ======================================================================== ====== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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