Piper COMANCHE PA-24-180 Service Manual page 246

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
1 WHEEL HALF
7 WASHER
2 WHEEL HALF
B SCREW
3 BEARING QCP WASHER
e GREASE SEAL. FELT
12 BOLT
FIGURE 24. NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY
6-68. Removal And Dismbly
Of Nos Whe . (Refer to Fipre 6-24.)
a.
Place the airplane onjack. (Refer Jacking, Secuon II.)
b.
To remove the nose whee, rmove the axle tie rod nu, tie rod and axle plugs. Inser a 1.437 inch
dimeter rube into the fork and tap out the axle from the wheel assembly.
c.
Flex the fork enough to remove the wheel spcen and to allow the wheel to cler the fork
asembly.
d. The wheel may be dissembled
by deflating the tire and removing the screws (8) securing the
gree seal reainers (5).
e.
Remove the retiners and bearing cones (4).
f.
Remove the bolts (12) securing the wheel halves and seprate them.
g.
The bearing cups (3) should be removed only for replcement and may be removed by tapping
evenly from the inside of the wheel
6-69. Inspection Of Nose Wheel Amby.
.
Visually check all pars for cracs, distorton defects and excess wear.
b.
Check ie bolts for looseness or failure.
c.
Check internal diameter of felt grease sels. Replace the felt greae seal if surface is hard or gnrry.
d.
Check tire for cue, inernal bruises and deerioraton.
e.
Check bearing cones and cups for wear and piting and relubricate.
f.
Replace any wheel cating having visible cracks
LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
ISSUED: 8/1872
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