PIPER CHEROKEE SIX / LANCE SERVICE MANUAL
03/27/08
II - HANDLING AND SERVICING
1C9
2-52. FILLING NOSE GEAR OLEO STRUT (
PA-32-260 and 300
).
To fill the nose gear oleo strut with hydraulic fluid (MIL-PRF-5606), whether it be only the addition of a
small amount or if the unit has been completely emptied and will require a large amount, it should be
filled as follows:
a.
Raise the airplane on jacks until the nose wheel is completely clear of the ground. (Refer to Jacking,
Paragraph 2-15.)
b.
Place a pan under the gear to catch spillage.
c.
If not previously accomplished, remove the engine cowl, and relieve air from the strut housing
chamber by removing the cap from the air valve and depressing the valve core.
d.
There are two methods by which the strut chamber may be filled and these are as follows:
First Method:
1.
Remove the valve core from the filler plug at the top of the strut housing. Allow the plug to
remain installed.
2.
Attach one end of a clear plastic hose to the valve stem of the filler plug and submerge the
other end in a container of hydraulic fluid. Ascertain that the end of the hose on the valve stem
is tight and the fluid container is approximately equal in height to the top of the strut housing.
3.
Fully compress and extend the strut thus drawing fluid from the fluid container and expelling
air from the strut chamber. By watching the fluid pass through the plastic hose, it can be
determined when the strut is full and no air is present in the chamber.
4.
When air bubbles cease to flow through the hose, compress the strut fully and remove the hose
from the valve stem.
5.
With the strut compressed, remove the filler plug to determine that the fluid level is visible up
to the bottom of the filler plug hole.
6.
Reinstall the core in the filler plug and apply thread lubricant (See Thread Lubricant, Oleo
Strut, Air Valve - Kopr-Kote.) to the threads of the filler plug and install the plug in the top of
the strut housing. Torque the plug to 45 foot-pounds.
Second Method:
1.
Remove the filler plug from the top of the strut housing.
2.
Raise the strut piston until it is fully compressed.
3.
Pour fluid from a clean container through the filler opening until it reaches the bottom of the
filler plug hole.
4.
Install the filler plug finger tight, and extend and compress the strut two or three times to
remove any air that may be trapped in the housing.
5.
Remove the filler plug, raise the strut to full compression and fill with fluid if needed.
6.
Apply thread lubricant (See Thread Lubricant, Oleo Strut, Air Valve - Kopr-Kote.) to the
threads of the filler plug. Reinstall the filler plug and torque to 45 foot-pounds.
e.
Clean off overflow of fluid and inflate the strut as described in Paragraph 2-55.
f.
Check that fluid is not leaking around the strut piston at the bottom of the housing.
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