Application Of Oil; Application Of Grease; Lubrication Chart - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE
MA~l'AL
2-x~. Application of Oil. Whenever specific instructions for lubrication of mechanism .. requiring IUhricate_
are not available.
observe
the following precautions:
a. Appl)
oil ..
panngl~.
never
more than enough to coat the bearing surfaces.
h. Since the cable .. are ..ufficicntly coated by the manufacturer. additional protection for the prc-
vention of corrosion
is unnece .. sary.
c. Squeeze the magneto cam follower felts at regular inspection periods. If oil appear.. on Iingcr-. Jl'
not add oil. If the klt i.. dry. moisten \\ ith light oil.
CAl~TIO'
81.' careful not to add too much oil because the excess will be throw n
off during operation and \\ ill cause pitting and burning of the
magneto points.
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Application of Grease. Ca re must he ta ken \\ hen lubricating bearings and bea ring surfaces \\ ith a grca-c
gun to in..urc that gun i.. filled with new. clean grease of the grade specified fort he particular applicat
1()J1
betore
applying lubricant
to
the grease fittings.
a. Where a re.. c rv oir is not provided around a bearing. apply the lubricant sparingly and \\
rpc
011'
an)
excess.
h. Remme wheel hearings from the wheel hub and clean thoroughly with a suitable solvent When
repacking with grea ..e. be sure the lubricant enters the space between the rollers in the retainer ring Do nOI
puck the grease into the \\ heel hub.
c. l sc extra care \\ hen greasing the Hartzell propeller hub to avoid blowing the clamp
~a
..
kci-;
Remove nne grca"c fitting while applying grease to the other fitting.
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Lubrication Chart. Each part of the airplane to be lubricated is shown in Figures >20 thru
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included. i.. the type otlubricant to be used and the frequency of lubrication. Table 11·\'111 contain' -pccia l
in..tructions pertaining to lubrication.
RE\'ISED: 4/10/81 icn
HA~DLll\G A~D
SERYlCl.