Piper Comanche PA-24 Service Manual page 373

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
6-70. A ... mbly ADd IDftpll'riOD Of No. Wheel. (Refer
to
Figure 6-Z4.)
.. Ascertain that the
bearintI
cup (3) in
each
wheel half is properly iDsu.lleci. lastall the tire and join
the tWO wheel halves. Insu.ll the throuBb bolts
(12)
with the nuts (10) to the wheel valve
stem
sicle, torque
to the specifacatiOD given on the wheel aDd iaflate the tire.
b. Lubricate aad insralll>eariq CODes
(4).
Co
IIIJtalI grease _Is (6) and rctainen
(5)
aDd secure with
5CMWS
(8).
d. Flex the fork enough to allow for the iasuIlariOD of the wheel aad spacer rubei. lmert the
axle
rube, fori<
caps
and tie bolt. Adjust the :ie bolt nut to allow the ",heel to
tum
fret: yet 1I0t fit loose on the
axle.
6-71. Removal ADd
D~mbly Of
MaiD Wheel. (CIeweIaad)
.. Place the airplane
00
jacks. (Refer
to
JackinJ, Section II.)
b. Remove the four bolts joining brake cylinder aad liniq back plate ....... bly aad remove the brake
.... mbly.
c. 011 PA·24-180 aad PA·Z4-Z'O airplanes, remove and disusemble the wheel
as
follows
(refer
to
Figure 6-25),
l. Remove the axle tie rod nut, tie rod aad axle pi .....
2. Insert. 1.87' inch cliameter rube into the fori< and tap OUt the
axI.
from the wh.el .... mbly.
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Insert. pryinJ tool betWeen the side of the fori< assembly aad wheel and .pply enough
pr ..... re on the fork to allow the ",h.el to clear the fori< assembly.
4. The wheel may be disasKmbled by using the following proceclure,
(a) Deflate the tift aDd remove the gn:ax seal retainer (,) by removing the .ttachinJ screws
(8).
(b) Remove the
bcorilIg
cones (4).
(c)
R.move the bolts (12) securing the wheel halves together.
(d) The bearing cups
(3)
should be removed only for replacement >rid may be removed by
tapp"" evenly from the inside.
d. On PA·24-260 >rid PA·24-400 airplanes (Cleveland) PA·Z4-200 >rid PA·Z4-400, remove .nd
disassembl. the wheel
as
follows
(refer
to Figure 6-26),
l. R.move the axle dust cover by removmg
'lUchinJ
screws.
2. R.mov. the cott.r pin >rid axl. nut >rid slid. the wbeel off die axl •.
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The wh.el may b. disassembled by deflating the tift and removing the snap rings (10) securing
the gr .... seals (6) >rid
seal
retain ... (,).
~. R.move the heanng cones (4) and remove the bolts (7) securing the wheel halves.
S. Th. be&rlflJ cups
(3)
should be r.moved only for replac.m.nt >rid may be removed by tapping
evenly from the inside
or
the wheel.
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LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
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