Nose Landing Gear; Removal Of Nose Landing Gear - Piper PA-31-350 Maintenance Manual

PIPER AIRCRAFT
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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
5. Lubricate the inner wall of the cylinder. Carefully insert the piston tube assembly into the bottom
of the cylinder, allowing the orifice tube to guide itself into the piston tube, until the retainer ring can be in-
stalled in the annular slot at the end of the cylinder. Install wiper strip, slide washer into position and secure
assembly with retainer ring.
6. At the top of the cylinder tighten the orifice tube bolt.
7. Install the upper and lower torque links.
8. Ascertain that the upper and lower oleo housing bushings are installed. Install the cylinder into the
oleo housing and secure with retainer ring.
9. At the top of the oleo housing, install on the cylinder the aligner guide bracket and steering arm.
Torque cap bolts, 30-35 in.-lbs. and safety with MS20995C40 wire.
10. At the top of the oleo housing, as shown in Figure 32-6, install on the cylinder the aligner guide
bracket and the plate assembly. Torque cap bolts, 30-35 in.-lbs. and safety with MS20995C51 wire. Install
steering arm, special washers, sleeve, spring, washer, nut with torque of 550-560 in.-lbs., washer, bolt with
torque of 45-70 in.-lbs., and safety with MS20995C51 wire.
11. Install the shimmy dampener.
12. Lubricate the gear assembly. (Refer to Lubrication Chart, Chapter 12.)
13. Service oleo strut with fluid and air. (Refer to Oleo Struts. Chapter 12.)
14. Check the nose gear for alignment for operation.
NOSE LANDING GEAR.
REMOVAL OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. (Refer to Figures 32-6 and 32-7.)
1. Remove the right and left access panels (sta. 70.0) to the aft interior portion of the nose section.
Remove the access plates located on the nose baggage compartment floor panel to gain access to the landing
gear attachment bolts. (Refer to Access Plates and Panels, Chapter 6.)
2. Place the airplane on jacks. (Refer to Jacking, Chapter 7.)
3. With the hand pump, retract the nose gear slightly to relieve the gear from its downlocked position.
4. To remove the drag link assembly, the following procedure may be used:
A. Disconnect gear retraction rod from the upper right drag link.
B. Disconnect the lower drag link from the gear oleo housing.
C. The upper and lower link assemblies may be removed as one unit by removing the upper drag
links attachment bolts at their attachment plates.
5. With the lower drag link disconnected from the gear housing, the gear may be removed by removing
the attachment bolt assemblies at the attachment plates on each side of the gear housing. Note, if any, the
number and location of spacer washers between the gear housing and attachment plates.
6. The idler link may be removed after the gear operating rod has been disconnected, by the following
procedure:
A. Remove the downlock spring and the eye bolt which is attached to the idler link.
B. Disconnect the gear actuating cylinder rod from the link.
C. Remove the link pivot bolt by sliding the bolt out of the link, allowing the head to enter the
hole in the side of the limit switch bracket. With the head through the bracket hole, the threaded end of the bolt
can continue out of the link.
D. Remove the idler link.
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Revised: November 17, 1983
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