Main Landing Gear - Cessna 150 STANDARD Service Manual

5-4. MAIN LANDING GEAR. Figure 5-1 illustrates
the main landing gear, both flat spring and tubular.
The illustrations should be used in conjunction with
the following procedures during removal and installa-
tion of component parts. Disassembly, inspection
and repair, and reassembly of the various main wheel
configurations are described in separate paragraphs
for each configuration. The solid wheels having two
wheel halves are manufactured by Cleveland Aircraft
Products Co. and webbed wheels having two flanges
and a hub are manufactured by McCauley Industrial
Corporation. The Cleveland wheels are shown in
figure 5-3. The McCauley wheels have either alumi-
num flanges or steel flanges as shown in figure 5-3A.
The aluminum flanges are attached to· the wheel hub
by thru-bolts and nuts as shown in figure 5-3A and the
steel flanges are attached to the wheel hub by cap-
screws as shown in figure 5-3A. During assembly of
the main wheels the thru-bolt nuts or caps crews, as
applicable, shall be tightened evenly and torqued to
the value specified in figure 5-2A.
5-5. REMOVAL (FLAT.) (See sheet 1 of figure 5-1.)
The following procedural steps remove the landing
gear as a complete assembly. Refer to applicable
paragraphs for removal of the individual components.
a. Remove floorboard access covers over spring-
strut being removed.
b. Hoist or jack aircraft in accordance with Section
2.
c. Remove screws and allow external fairing plate
and seal to slide down spring-strut.
SHOP NOTES:
d. Drain hydraulic brake fluid from brake line on
strut being removed.
e. Disconnect hydraulic brake line at fitting where
brake line comes through fuselage skin. Cap or plug
disconnected fittings.
f. Remove bolt attaching wedge at outboard landing
gear fitting and pry wedge and shims out of fuselage.
Retain shims and wedge.
g. Remove bolt attaching inboard end of the strut to
the inboard fitting and pull entire gear assembly out
of fuselage. Note shim(s) placed under inboard end of
strut and mark them to be sure they are installed cor-
rectly at installation of strut.
5-6. INSTALLATION (FLAT.) (See sheet 1 of figure
5-1.) The following procedural steps install the
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landing gear as a complete assembly. Refer to
applicable paragraphs for installation of the indi-
vidual components.
a. Slide external fairing plate and seal over upper
end of landing gear spring-strut.
NOTE
Shims are installed under inboard end of
the spring-strut as required to level the
wings within a total tolerance of three
inches. Maximum number of shims per-
missible is three.
b. Slide spring strut into place and work shims in
position under inboard end of strut. Install bolt to
secure inboard end of strut.
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