Oil Screen (Suction); Oil Screen (Pressure) - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

FIGURE
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OIL SUCTION SCREEN
PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
FIGURI
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OIL ",USUAE SCREEN
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Z-78. 00 ScNen
(SumoD).
The sucUon
SaeeD
located
in the boaom of
the sump
to
the right of the
air
induction inlet showd be cleaned at each oil chlftF to rcmcwe my accumulation of slu. and
to
examine
for
meta.i filings
or
chips. If metal panides are
fouDd in the
SCften.
the mciae should be examined for
intemal damace. The suction screen
is removed from the
.mp by cauins the safety wire and
removing the
hex had p1u«. Clean and inspect the scee:n
IIld paket IIld
replace the' psket if
over compressed or
damqed. To eliminate ciamlce to
the oil
scrcm. place
it
inside
the
recess in the bex
,bead plul before
insertinc
the assembly into the
bottom of the sump. Care
IINSt
be aerciIa:l
to
enable che. screen
to
enter
the oil suction tube imide the sump.
(Refer
to Fipre Z-18.) When eenain that the
screeD
is
properly seated.,
ticbten
the plUC. If the
plUI
seems
.t:.
this
will iDdicate
that the
~en
is not properly seated. aDd must
be c1isasIemblcd
and
the
above
procedure repeated. After
iDscal1ation.
afety the hex had p1ue with
MSZ0995oC41.
2-79. Oil
5aeeD
(Pn:slUft).
The preaul'C screen locaud in a
houanc
on the
"caaory
cue of die engine
betwet:n the
mIgDCCOs.
should be cleaned
at
each oil
chaar
to remove my accumulation of sludce and to
examine for metal filinp or chips. If metal partides are fouDd in the
lCI'eeD.
the
maine
should be examined
for internal
damace.
The
pressure
saeen is rcmOl'ed by dilconDCcting the tempen.aue indicator wire lnd
removing the four hex had bola !:bat secure the screeD housing
to
the
acCCSlO~ c:ase.
Clean and inspect the
screen. ReiDmll by fim uceruiDing that the screen fiu flush wim the bue of the housing. (Refer to Figure
2-19.) IDftalJ the screen md housinl
to
the
acc:euory
case
I1IUat
a new pee. Torque lttachinc bolu within
50 to 10 incb-pounds.
HANDLING AND SERVICING
REVISED: 413/78
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