Inspection And Repair Of Cleveland Main Wheel And Tire Assembly; Reassembly Of Cleveland Main Wheel And Tire Assembly; Step Installation - Cessna T182 Series Service Manual

MODEL 182 & T182 SERIES SERVICE MANUAL
NOTE
After installation of screw (6), cement
entire forward half of step tread (5) to
step (7) with EC1300 or equivalent.
(Refer to shaded area.)
1. Step SupportAssembly
4. Brake Line 6.
Screw
2. Sta-Strap
5. Step Tread
7. Step
3. Spring Strut
8. Hose
Figure 5-3. Step Installation
mate and painted with aluminum lacquer.
Avoid damaging wheel flanges when breaking
c. Inspect brake discs in accordance with proce-
tire beads loose. A scratch, gouge or nick
dures outlined in paragraph 5-95.
may cause wheel failure.
d. Bearing cups and cones must be inspected care-
fully for damage and discoloration. After cleaning.
b. Remove thru-bolts and separate wheel halves,
pack bearing cone with clean aircraft wheel bearing
removing tire, tube and brake disc.
grease before installation in the wheel half.
c. Remove grease seal rings, felts and bearing
cones from wheel halves.
5-19. REASSEMBLY OF CLEVELAND MAIN WHEEL
NOTE
AND TIRE ASSEMBLY. (See figure 5-4.)
a. Insert thru-bolts through brake disc and position
Bearing cups are a press fit in the wheel brake disc in the inner wheel half, using the thru-
halves and should not be removed unless new
bolts to guide the disc. Assure that brake disc is
bearing cups are to be installed. To remove
seated in wheel half.
bearing cup, heat wheel half in boiling water b. Insert tube in tire, aligning index marks on tire
for 15 minutes.
Using an arbor press, if and tube.
available, press out the bearing cup and
c. Position tire and tube with inflation valve
press in new cup while wheel is still hot. through hole in outboard wheel half. Place inner
wheel half in position with thru-bolts in outboard
5-18. INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF CLEVELAND wheel half. Apply light force to bring wheel halves
MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.
(See figure together and assemble a washer and nut on thru-bolts.
5-4.)
Tighten thru-bolts evenly to a torque of 90 lb in.
a. Clean all metal parts and grease seal felts in
cleaning solvent and dry thoroughly.
b. Inspect wheel halves for cracks. Cracked
wheel halves must be rejected and new parts installed.
Uneven or improper torque of thru-bolt
Sand out nicks, gouges and corroded areas. When
nuts may cause failure of bolts with re-
the protective coating has been removed, the area
sultant wheel failure.
Revision 1
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