Troubleshooting (Landing Gear) - Piper Dakota Maintenance Manual

CHART 3201. TROUBLESHOOTING (LANDING GEAR)
TROUBLE
Nose landing gear shimmies
during fast taxi, take-off, or
landing.
Excessive or uneven wear
on nose tire.
Nose gear fails to steer
properly.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-28-236
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CAUSE
Internal wear in shimmy
dampener.
Worn steering horn bolt
holes.
Excessive free play in
steering bungees.
Shimmy dampener or
bracket loose at mounting.
Tire out of balance.
Worn or loose wheel bear-
ings.
Worn torque link bolts
or bushings.
Improper nose wheel
fairing.
Incorrect operating
pressure.
Wear resulting from
shimmy.
Oleo cylinder binding in
strut housing.
One brake dragging.
Steering bellcrank loose on
attachment plate.
Steering bellcrank bearing
or bolt worn.
Shimmy dampener galling
or binding.
2B14
REMEDY
Replace shimmy dampener.
Replace horn assembly.
Rework or replace.
Replace necessary parts and
bolts.
Check balance and replace
tire if necessary.
Replace or adjust wheel
bearings.
Replace bolts or bushings
Replace with proper fairing.
Inflate tire to correct
pressure.
Refer to preceeding Trouble
column for correction.
Lubricate strut housing.
(Refer to Lubrication
Chart.)
Cylinder or strut housing
bushings damaged.
Determine cause and correct.
Readjust and tighten.
Replace bearing or bolt.
Replace.
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Reissued: August 1, 1986