Install 1.2 Pedal Adjustment Gas Strut

ICON A5 MM : Flight Controls : Yaw Controls : Maintenance Instructions : Install 1.2 Pedal Adjustment Gas Strut

100806-00

Use this task to install the 1.2 style pedal adjustment gas strut.

Applicable Aircraft Serial Numbers

00012, 00021+

Type of Maintenance

Line

Level of Certification

LSA-RM

Task Specific Training Required

Special Tools Required

None

Parts Required

ICA011684 (GAS STRUT, LOCKING RUDDER, CYLINDER, 5.7IN, 25LB, 5MM PIN)

Aircraft System and Number

06—Flight Controls

Safety Equipment

As Needed

Consumables

ICA012078 (LUBRICANT, GENERAL PURPOSE)

LOCTITE 243 (THREADLOCKER, PRIMERLESS, OIL TOL, REMOVABLE MED STR BLUE)

Task Instructions

1. Apply ICA012078 lubricant liberally to threads of the release head and the forward jam nut.

2. Install gas strut. See Figure 172.

a. Position gas strut between floor support and mounting bracket on rudder pedal carriage.

b. Thread release head onto gas strut until the release head lever is at full fwd rotation. Do not exceed 10 in-lbs torque on the release head while clocking the release lever.

c. Align the release head couple slot with the cable thru slot.

Figure 172. Align the Release Head

d. Tighten the gas spring jam nut (fwd nut, included with gas strut) against the fwd floor support. Torque jam nut to 22-25 in-lbs. See Figure 171.

e. Apply LOCTITE 243 to adjustment gas strut aft threads. Compress pedal adjustment gas strut slightly and insert thread into gas strut bracket. Using protective material and pliers, secure body of adjustment gas strut from rotating and install nut securing gas strut to strut bracket. Torque nut to 25-30 in-lbs. See Figure 173.

Figure 173. Torque Stripe Location