YOKE shaft catches on engine mount bolthead.

[DrBill]

On pilot side, the yoke shaft hits the engine mount  bolt head and "hangs" a bit. nothing appears to be loose or worn,

Not always but whenever the IA checks it.

Any idea how to fix?

Bill

 

 

[takair]

Do you have photo?  I'm drawing a blank now, but I'm pretty sure it should hit the stop in the aft fuselage first.  I suspect your rigging is off.  

[RLCarter]

Got a picture? 

[Yetti]

It seems like there are many inches between the yoke shaft and firewall.... but that was 2 years ago

[DrBill]

checked rigging, looks right on, IA has question.

"Why did the control surface movement change from 10 to 22 starting with S/N 690001? and on my E the shaft is close to or hits the left side of the engine mount bolt yet on a 64 C on the field it is 2 in below and left, yet both are "TIGHT"?

Bill

[DrBill]

turned out my plane was set for 22 degrees when it should have been 10.5. That will fix the problem.

Bill

 

[jamesm]

I had a similar problem with my M20C after the  Lycoming O 360A1D  during a  engine installation years ago. So  I turned the engine mount bolt around,  so that the head of the Engine mount  bolt in the cabin. 

 

James '67C

[DrBill]

22 hours ago, jamesm said:

I had a similar problem with my M20C after the  Lycoming O 360A1D  during a  engine installation years ago. So  I turned the engine mount bolt around,  so that the head of the Engine mount  bolt in the cabin. 

 

James '67C

Bolt head is in cabin. Thanks.

[jamesm]

I wonder if this a rigging issue?  Is this something recent ?   Or Has this been the case for awhile?  

James '67C

[DrBill]

On 4/14/2017 at 7:42 PM, jamesm said:

I wonder if this a rigging issue?  Is this something recent ?   Or Has this been the case for awhile?  

James '67C

never noticed it before, but AI found stop  was set wrong.

Bill