Piper COMANCHE PA-24-180 Service Manual page 208

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PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
FIGURE 6-7. NOSE GEAR DOOR INSTALLATION, PA-24-260 and PA-24-400
6-26. Adjustment Of Nose Landing Gear Doors.
a.
Place the airplane on jacks. (Refer to Jacking, Section II.)
b.
Adjust one door at a time by lengthining or shortening the retraction push-pull rod.
c.
With the gear retracted adjust each door so it deflects from its front stop .350 inches with a 9 lb.
weight suspended from the aft inboard corner of the door.
d.
Check retraction rod ends for adequate thread engagement, for safety and tightness of jam nuts.
6-27. Main Landing Gear.
6-28. Disassembly Of Main Gear Oleo. (Refer to Figure 6-8.) The main gear oleo assembly may be removed
and disassembled from the gear oleo housing with the gear removed from or installed on the airplane.
a.
Place the airplane on jacks. (Refer to Jacking, Section II.)
b.
Place a drip pan under the main gear to catch spillage.
c.
Remove the air and fluid from the oleo by depressing the air valve core pin until strut pressure has
diminished. Remove the filler plug and with a small hose, siphon as much hydraulic fluid from the strut as
possible.
d.
To remove the piston tube (8) assembly from the oleo housing (7), remove the upper (5) and lower
(2) torque link connecting bolt assembly (4) and separate the links. N ote the upper and lower torque links and
the number of spacer washers (2) between the two links.
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
REVISED: 4/10/81
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