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SECTION
V
THE PIPER
CHEROKEE
base)
hydraulic brake
fluid.
This
should
be
checked
at
evert-
I00
hour
inspection
and
replenished
when necessary
by
filIurg
the brake resenroir on
the
firewall to
the
indicated
level. If
the
system as
a
whole has to
be
refilled with
fluid,
this
should
be
done
by
filling
with the
fluid
under
pressure
from
the brake
end
of the
system.
This
will
elimlnate
air
from
the
system
as
it
is
being
filled.
No adjustment
of
brake
clearances
is
necessary
on
the
Cherokee,
If
after
extended
sewice
the
brake blocks
become
worn excessively, they
are
easilyreplaced
with
new
segments.
TANDING GEAR
SERVICE
Main wheels
are
easlly
removed by
taking off the
hub cap,
axle
nut,
and
the two
bolts
holding the
brake
segment
in
place,
after
wNch
the
wheel
slips easlly from
the
axle.
Tires
are
removed
from
the wheels
by
first
deflating
the
tire,
removing
thethreethroughbolts,
and separating thewheel
halves.
Landing
gearoleo
stnlts
should
be
checked
for proper srrut
exposures and
fluid leaks.
The
required
extensions
for
the
strut
when
under
normal
static
load (ernpty
weight
of airplane
plus
tuII
tuel
and
oil)
is
3.
25 inches
for
the nose
gear
and 4. S0
incbes
for
the main
gear.
Should
the
strut
exposure
be
belor,v
that
re-
quired,
it
should
be
determined
whether
alr
or
oil is
required
by
first
raisirg
the
alrplane
on
jacks.
Depress the
valve
core
to allowair
toescape
from thestrut
housing
chamber,
Remove
the
filler
plug and slowly
raise
the
strut to
full compression.
U
the
strut
has
sufficient
fluid
itwill
be
visibleupto
the bottom of
the
filler
plug hole and
will
then
only
require
proper
inflation.
Should
fluid
be below the borrom
of
the
filler
plug hole,
oil
should
be
added,
Replace the
plug with
valve
core
remqved,
attach
a
clear plastic
hose
to
the
valve stem
of
the
filler
plug
and submerge the
other
end
in a
container
of
hydraulic fluid
(MIL-H-5606). Fully
compress and extend
the strut
several
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