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ADJUST PITCH LINK
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Restrain blades when thrust control is
raised or lowered to prevent injury to
personnel and damage to the aircraft.
Aft blade can hit the strobe light when
thrust control is full up.
2.
Raise thrust control (4) all the way up.
3.
Cut ties (5) on pitch link boot (6). Pull zipper
(7) down.
4.
Adjust pitch link (8) as follows:
a.
Remove lockwire and two cotter pins (9).
In order to keep from shearing pin
in center of pitch link hold rod end
closest to the nut and loosen.
b.
Hold rod end (10) closest to the nut and turn
upper checknut (11) to loosen.
c.
Hold rod end (12) closest to the nut and turn
lower checknut (13) to loosen.
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