Piper SARATOGA PA-32-301 Maintenance Manual page 314

Nose gear fails to steer
properly.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CHART 3201. TROUBLESHOOTING (LANDING GEAR)
Trouble Cause
Remedy
Nose landing gear shimmies
during fast taxi. take-off.
or landing.
Internal wear in shimmy
dampener.
Shimmy dampener or
bracket loose at mounting.
Replace shimmy dampener.
Replace necessary parts and
bolts.
Tire out of balance.
Worn or loose wheel bear-
ings.
Worn torque link bolts
and or bushings.
Improper nose wheel
fairing.
Check balance and replace
tire if necessar\.
Replace and or adjust wheel
bearings.
Replace bolts and or
bushings.
Replace With proper fairing.
Excessive or uneven wear
on nose tire.
Incorrect operating
pressure.
Inflate tire to correct
pressure.
Wear resulting from
shimmy.
Refer to proceedings for
correction.
Oleo cylinder binding in
strut housing.
Lubricate strut housing.
(Refer to Lubrication
Chart.)
Cylinder and or strut hous-
ing bushings damaged
One brake dragging.
Steering bellcrank loose on
attachment plate.
Steering bellcrank bearing
and or bolt worn.
Shimmy dampener galling
or binding.
Determine cause and correct.
Readjust and tighten.
Replace bearing and or
bolt.
Replace.
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Page 32-02
Revised: August 11, 1983
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