Piper COMANCHE PA-24-180 Service Manual page 217

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
2. Slide the barrel nut (47) into the forward stro arm and iet
the arching bolt (49) with
washer through the fiting into the arm.
3. Tighten bol and check suppon fitting for freedom of rotation.
4
Secure the aft support fiting ( 1) to the re r spar web with ataching bolts, wuher and nus.
5. Position main landing gear sut
embly
in the wheel well and rach the front support
fitting to the main spr web with attching bols and washes.
6. Using the acces hole behind the rear spar, inrs
the bungee rube (10) with washer (44)
(0.125, P/N 14843-20) through the rear support fitng and into the rear srut arm using enough shim
washrs (12) between the rear srpport fitting and the nst arm to dimin ih end play of the out bousing.
(Shim washers are vailable in size 0.035, P/N 19513-10; 0.062, P/N 14843-93;and 0.125. P/N 14843-20.)
7. Position the side brace support bracket (22) on the main spar web and secure with bolts and
washers.
c. Asemble the upper and lower drag links (24 and 27) with pivot bolt (26).
d. Adjust the lower drag link to a dimension of 6.125 inches from center of the middle pivot bolt to
center of the rod end bearing. (Refer to Figure 6-10.)
e. Insall the landing gear door retraction arm on the sru housing and secure with bolt, washes and
f. Attach the upper drag link to the support bracket with clevis bolt, washer, nut and coer pin and
the lower link to the strut housing with bolt, wasers at ach side of bearing and nut.
g. Check for clearance between drag link middle pivot bolt head (26) and the main gear capsrip, and
binding of the lower drag link and bearing by retracting and extending the gear by hand. If clearance is less
than 0.062 of a inch between pivot bolt ead and spar capsrip, additional shims (17) must be added
between the srut arm and front support brackt.
h Insall s
a
uds (14) in rar srut am and safety with minimum 0.041 (Spec. MS20995C41) wire
(13).
i Insall barel nut (46) in rear sru arm and iner bolt (9) with washer through bungee rube and
ighten.
NOTE
It is suggested that new assist spring (19) be installed if new bungee
cords (5) e installed, to insure proper operation of the rystem.
j. Check ear sut arm support bearing for freedom of rotaion by reracng
and extending the gear
by band.
. Install ataching bolt and bungee cord in roller bracket (7).
L Install roller (6) in bracke and secure with pin washer and cotter pin.
. Install inboard pulley (4) and bungee cord assembly on bungee tool (P/N 752 998).
n Secure the outboard bungee cord bracker to is fiting zif of the rear spar.
o. Place the main gear in the up position and secure the inboard bunge pulley to the bungee arm
(10) with washer and bolt.
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
REVISED: 10/3/77
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