Piper Comanche PA-24 Service Manual page 350

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
6-38. Jnallltion Of Main LanUI G_ Door "'-mbly.
.. Position the
gear
door in plaa aDd secure with anaching screws.
Maintain equal cleanncc between
door aDd wq panel.
b. CollDect tbe retraction rod to the oleo saut with anacIliq bolt. wome: anci nut.
6-39. Adj ..........
t
Of Main
LandiDI
~
Doora.
.. Ascertain that then: is aD all around
even
cleannce
between
the
door
aDd
wing
panel when the
door is in the retraCted position.
b. Adjust by lOOSCIIuic the door
bin,.
screws in the wing panel, repositioniDJ the door and
retigbtcnint the
screws.
c. Tbe
gear
door actUating rods showd be acij .... cd
10
that a nine pound
w~11t
suopencied at the
ecnte: line of the inboard ccigc of the door in the n:tractcd polition will
c:n:&'"
a 0.125 of an inch cieflection
from the wing contour
at
the inboard
ccigc
of the door.
6-10. RcplaamCDt Of Wiper Salp On Landin, G_ S .......
.. Place the airplane on jacks. (Refer to Jacking. Section II.)
b.
Jack
the airplane only
bi&b
CDOugb to take weiSht off the
gear.
c.
Rei .... the air pressure from the saut by
cicpn:ssiIIJ
the val ... con: pin until the pressure hu
ciiminisbed.
d. U
aiDJ
sn&p
riIIJ
pliers. disenpge the snap
riDe
from the annular slDt in the oleo housiDt and allow
it to lay
at
the lowe: end of the piston tube alo,. with the wiper strip reuiDer wuber.
e. Remow the old wiper strip from the bouaiDJ. and c:lan and
iDspcct
the
hollliDJ
to derermine that
no pieces remain in it.
f.
Wipe the piston tube and check it for any abrasions wbich may ciamage the new wiper. Polish the
tube to remove any abrasions found.
g.
A new wiper saip showd be c:ut stJ'&i8ht across. and a little longe: than needed. to c:ircle the piston
tube.
h. In"''' the new wiper strip up intO tbe oleo housing with the tapered edge down. Slide the retainer
washer and snap ring up the piston tube and insert them into the oleo housing. Using map
riDe
pliers to
compress the map ring. install it into the annular slDt in
the oleo bousinl ..
i.
Inflate the oleo strut in accordance with instructions given in Oleo StrulS. Section II. and remove
the airplane from the jacks.
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LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
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