Cherokee 180

The cherokee trim works by putting spring pressure on the rudder, not with a separate tab. Your rudder may be
out of rig, making it necessary to apply some pressure to put it straight. As far as I know, the indicator is
not adjustable. I think it is the edge of a washer on the threaded spring tensioner. It should center when the
rudder is properly rigged. You might start by looking to make sure the tension on the cables is correct, that
it properly goes over the pulleys and no pulleys are broken. Also check to make sure the rudder bar the pedals
are connected to is not slipping at the joint near the middle (as I recall there is a joint in the middle with a
bolt through it). Basically, what I am saying is that I don't think the indicator is the problem, rather it is
a symptom of a rigging problem.

Mike Beede wrote:

In article m, Steven Barnes wrote:

One thing that bothers me about the 180 we're getting is that it seems to
take almost full left rudder trim to keep the plane tracking straight with 2
people up front & both tanks full. Is that something that's easily fixed?
Keep trim where it is but reset the trim knob to center to allow for more
travel?

I can't answer that, but in best USENET tradition I have a question to follow
up: what is the position of the actual trimming surface (I don't know if there's
a separate tab or if, like on a Cessna, the rudder is just pulled over a little)?

Regards,

Mike

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