Piper Comanche PA-24 Service Manual page 343

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
2. Slide the barrel mat (47) into the forward ..... t
arm
aDd insert
the uta<:Itiq bolt (49) with
washer through the
flam,
into the
arm.
3.
TiJhten bolt aDd check "'pport flaiDg for freedom of roatioD.
4.
Secure the aft "'pport fitting
(11)
to the
rear
Spit web with
araching bola, washers aDd nuts.
S.
POIitioD main
landing gear .....
t asoembly in the wheel well aDd mach the frOOt "'ppon:
flam,
to the main
spit web with attaching bola aDd ... ash ....
6. Using the aa: ... hole bebiDd the
rear
spit,
imen: the
bwJsec
tube
(10)
with wash ..
(44)
(0.125, PIN 14843·20) through the
rear
"'pport fiaiDg aDd into the
rear
strut
arm
I1IiDc
enough sbim
wash ... (12)
between
the
rea<
SIIpport fitting and
the strut
arm
to dimioi'h end play of the saut bo .......
(Shim washers are available in siz .. 0.035, PIN 19513-l0; 0.062, PIN 14843-93; aDd 0.125, PIN 14843·20.)
7. Positioo the side brace "'pport bracket (22) 00 the main spar .. eb and
secure
with bola and
wub ....
c. A.Yemble the upper and 10 ....
dng
links (24 and 27) with pi90t bolt (26).
d. Adj .... the
lower dng
liAI<
to
a
climcnsiOI\ of 6.125 incb ..
from
center of the midclle pivot bolt to
ceDt .. of the rod end
bcoriDJ.
(Refer to
Fisure
6-10.)
e.
IJUaiI the landing gear
door retractioo
arm
OD the stnlt bousiDJ aDd
secure
with bolt, washers aDd
!lilt.
f. Artacb the upper
dng liAI< to the "'pporr bracket with clevis
bolt, ... ash .. , nut aDd corter pin and
the 10 .... liAI< to the stnlt bousing with bolt, .. uben
at
each side of
bcariaB
and mut.
J.
Check for deanncc betweeo
dng
link midclle pivot bolt bead (26) ... d the
maiD
gear capstrip. aDd
biDding of the low .. dng liAI< and
beariai
by
rerractins
aDd a=dias the
gear
by band. If clearance is less
than
0.062 of an incb between pivot bolt bead and spar capstrip, additional shims (17)
m .... be added
between
the stnlt
arm
aDd fraot suppOrt bracket.
h. IJUaiI "",cia
(14)
in rar strUt arm and safety with minimum 0.041 (Spec. MS20995C41) wire
(13).
L Install
bam:!
nut (46) in rear saut
11m
and
imm bolt (9) with
Viaba"
duoup
buape rube and
tigbtm.
NOTE
It i. suggested that new .... t spring (19) be installed if new bungee
corda
(S)
an: instal~,
to inoure prop .. operation of the
syStem.
j. Check gear stnlt
arm
sapport beariap for
freedom
of rouDoD by retracting and e",eDdias the
gear
by balld.
k.
Insull attaching bolt aIld bung.., cord in rollcr bracket (7).
L Insull roller (6) in bracket aIld secure with pin, ..... ber aIld corter pin.
m. Inmil inboard
pulley
(4) and bUDgee cord .......
b1y
on bUDgee rool (PIN 752 998).
n.
Secure tbe outboard bungee cord bracket to its fitting aft of the rear
.pat.
o. Place tbe maiD
gear
in tbe up position and seeure the inboard bung..,
pulley
to tbe bungee arm
(10)
with washers md bolt.
IJI
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
REVISED: 10/3/77