Nose Wheel Assembly And Installation; Main Wheel Removal And Disassembly - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

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PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
6-70. Aucmbly ADd Inmlladon Of No. Wheel. (Refer
to
Fipn: 6-24.)
a. Ascertain that the bearing cup (3) in each wheel half is properly installed. Insull the tire and join
the
twO
wheel halves. Install the throu,h bola (12) with the nuts (10) to the wbeel valve stem side. torque
to the specification Jiven on the wheel ancI inflate the tire.
b. Lubricate and inscall bearinJ
CODeS
(4).
Co
InstalllfCue seals (6) and reaiDen (,) aDd
SCcutC
wic!l
JCfCWS
(8).
d. Flex the fork moulft to allow for the
iastalLacion
of the wheel Uld
spacer rubes.
IDSCft the axle
tube. fork caps and tic bolt. AdjuS[ the tie bolt nut to allOw the wbed
to
tum
frft yet
nOt fit lOOK on the
axle.
6-71. Ranov. And Da..mbly
Of
MaiD WhC. (CIenIand)
a. Place tne airplane on jaw. (Refer to
Jackiq.
Section II.)
b. Remove the four bolts joinirIC brake cyliDcicr and
liniDI
b&dr. piau UlCmbly and remove the brake
assembly.
c.
On PA-24-180 and PA-24-Z'O airplanes. remove and dju'emble the wbeel
as
foUows (refer to
Figure 6-2S):
1. Remove the axle tie rod nut. tic rod and axle plup.
2. Insert a
1.87'
inch diameter
tube
into the fork and tap OUt the axle from
the
wheel assembly.
3. Insert a prying tool betWeen the side of the fork aaembly and wheel and apply enough
prasure on the fork to allow the wheel to clear the fork aacmbly.
4. The wheel may be disulembled by using the foUowinl procedure:
(a) Deflate the tire and remove the sreuc seal retainer
(S)
by ranovinc the attaching screws
(8).
(b) Remove the baring cones (4).
(c) Remove the bolu (12) securiDI the wheel halves qetbcr.
(d) The baring cups
(3)
should be removed only for replaccment and may be removed by
tapptng evenly from the inside.
d. On PA·24-260 and PA-24-400 airplanes (C1evda.Dd) PA-Z4-Z00 and PA·Z4400, remove and
disassemble the wheel as foUows (refer to Figure 6-Z6):
1. Remove the axle dUSt cover by removiDt artachinc screws.
2. Remove the cotter pin &ad axle nut and slide the wbeel off the axle.
3. The wheel may be disassembled by
dcflatinl
the tire IDd removing the snap rinp (10) securing
the srea.se seals (6) and seal retainers
(S).
4-. Remove the bearinl cones
(4)
and remove the bolts
(1)
securing the wheel halves.
S. The bearmg cups (3) should be removed only for replaccment and may be removed by t&pping
evenly from the inside
ot
the wheel.
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
ISSUED: 8/18/12
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