General Maintenance; Landing Gear Service - Piper CHEROKEE 180 E Owner's Handbook Manual

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CHEROKEE "E"

This section of the Cherokee " E " Handbook contains infor-

mation which pertains to minor maintenance of the airplane. For

further maintenance assistance refer to the Service Manual for

this

airplane. Any complex repairs or modification should be

accomplished by a Piper Certified Service Center or equivalent.

The main wheels are Cleveland Aircraft Products, Model

#40-86, with Cleveland single disk hydraulic brake assemblies,

Model #30-55. The nose wheel is a Cleveland Aircraft Products,

Model #38501. All wheels use a 6.00 x 6, four ply rating, type III

tire with tube.

Main wheels are easily removed by taking off the hub cap,

axle nut, and the two bolts holding the brake segment in place,

after which the wheel slips easily from the axle.

Tires are demounted from the wheels by deflating the tire,

removing

the

halves.

Landing gear oleo struts should be checked for proper strut

exposures and fluid leaks. The required extensions for the strut

when under normal static load (empty weight of airplane plus full

fuel and oil) is 3.25 inches for the nose gear and 4.50 inches for

the main gear. Should the strut exposure be below that required,

it should be determined whether air or oil is required by first

raising the airplane on jacks. Depress the valve core to allow

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