Disassembly and reassembly, stabilizer
RESTRICTED
SECTION II
DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY, STABILIZER
DISASSEMBLY
A. Inspection
and
Cover
Plates
1. Remove rear inspection plate and torque motor
cover, four (4) screws in each.
B. Bombsight
and Auto-
Pilot
Clutches
1. Remove clutch cover plate.
2. Disengage bombsight clutch collar and remove from
drum.
3. Disconnect auto-pilot connecting rod by removing
two cotter pins and lifting rod off pins.
4. Remove hexagon nut from cardan gudgeon extension
or male member of bombsight clutch.
5. Fit special clutch puller into clutch, tighten
screws, tap lightly and clutch drum will loosen
from gudgeon pin.
6. Remove puller.
7. Lift the bombsight clutch drum and auto pilot
clutch off gudgeon.
8. Loosen and remove four (4) screws which attach
auto-pilot clutch drum to bombsight clutch drum.
C. Precession
Motor
Fig. 11
1. The M-3 stabilizers are not all equipped with a
precession motor; however, all M-6 stabilizers
are.
2. Place stabilizer on table with the rear side
down.
3. Remove the five (5) screws holding precession
motor to stabilizer housing.
4. Set motor aside.
5. Remove two screws from precession gear and tap
out straight pin and remove precession gear.
D. Top
Cover
1. Remove two screws holding small inspection plate.
2. Remove eight (8) screws.
3. Work cover until bearing is released from shaft
and remove cover.
4. If bearing needs cleaning remove the plate on top
cover and felt washer, and remove bearing by
tapping outer race and using drift and mallet.
Clean bearing, oil and replace.
5. Oil felt washer and replace.
6. Replace washer retaining plate.
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