Removal; Cleaning, Inspection And Repair Of Tail Gear - Thrush Aircraft S2RHG-T65 TURBO THRUSH Maintenance Manual

THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC – MODEL S2RHG-T65 TURBO THRUSH
A. Remove fuselage skins as required.
B. Using a suitable Jack, jack and secure tail of aircraft, using jackpoint.
C. Remove outer dust cover (hubcap).
D. Remove cotter pin and axle castellated nut, then remove the tire/wheel
assembly, and be sure to capture the two- (2) P/N95435-11 spacers, located on
each side of wheel assembly.
E. Disconnect flex control lock cable at pivot arm and cable hold down clamp.
F. Disconnect centering springs from tail wheel centering arm assembly by
removing attach bolt.
Do not alter lock cable or elevator travel stops. Alteration of
tail gear lock cable or elevator travel stops will require re-
rigging of tail wheel locking system.
G. If disassembly of tail wheel/tire assembly is necessary, follow steps highlighted
on page 6-5 and 6-6.
H. Remove main leaf spring assembly by removing NAS6207-54D (inspect every
100 hours) bolt holding spring to trunnion assembly.
NAS6606-54 bolts that holds the lower spring support block to upper support
block. Note how many 90056-26 washers were located on each side between
support blocks. (See Figure 6-1a)
I. Remove trunnion assembly from fuselage by removing trunnion attach shaft.

CLEANING, INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF TAIL GEAR

A. Clean all parts with a suitable type cleaning solvent.
B. Remove, clean, and inspect leaf spring forward attach P/N NAS6207-54D bolt
every 100 hours. Upon reassembly lubricate bolt and leaf spring hole with Snap-
on™ General Purpose Antiseize or equivalent or MIL-G-81322 (Aeroshell 22)
grease. Torque to specifications I/A/W Torque chart (figure 2-7).
MS24665-300 cotter pin each inspection.
C. Inspect all bolts holes for elongation. As a general rule, replace components with
holes that are out of round by 0.005" or more.
Replacement of the leaf spring forward attach bolt, P/N
NAS6207-54D, with a larger diameter bolt is not approved.
The leaf spring may not be "drilled out" for a larger bolt.
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REMOVAL

(See to figure 6-1)
* NOTE *
*** WARNING ***
Remove two-(2) each
Replace
Effective: 9/16/05