Main Gear Side Brace Links Adjustment; Main Landing Gear Alignment - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
FIGURE 8·1d. ADJUSTMENT OF MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK
6--34. AdjustmCftt Of MaiD Gar Stele Inn Links. (Refer to Fipte 6-10.) Disconncct the
side
brace
link
from the main
gear
saut bousing. and adjust to maintain a dilwlce of 6.1%5 inches betWeen the center of
the pivot bolt which attaches the upper drq link
to the lower
drat
link and the center of the rod end
bearing.
NOTE
Do not check adjustment UM, bad of rod end bolt installed in StNt as
bolt sets at an &nile to the center line of the lower drq link.
6·35. Alipmcnt Of Main Landini Gar.
a. Place
It.
stniaht
cdBe
no less than twelve feet long aeross the front of both main landing gear
wheels. Bun the strailht edte apinst the tire at the bub level of the
IaDdiftl
gear wheels. Devise a support.
or usc
It.
box. to hold the smifbt cdJe in this position.
b. Set a square apinst the stru,ht edte and check to
1ft
if
its outsWldina
ler
bean on the front and
rear sides of the main
IandiJII
pat
tire. (Refer to Fipre 6·11.) If it couches both outboard sides of the tire.
the landing gear is correctly aliped. The toeoin for the main landin, gear wheels is 0 dcgrccs.
NOTE
A carpenter's square. because of its crpecially long lep. is recommended
for checking main landing ,ear wheel alipmc!1t.
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
ISSUED:
8/18/12
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