N. FILLING NOSE GEAR OLEO STRUT. (cont.)
(b) Method II:
1 Remove filler plug from top of strut housing.
2 Raise strut piston until fully compressed.
3 Pour fluid from a clean container through filler opening until it reaches bottom of filler
plug hole.
4 Install filler plug finger tight. Extend and compress the strut two or three times to remove
any air that may be trapped in housing.
5 Remove filler plug. Raise strut to full compression and fill with fluid if needed.
6 Apply an appropriate thread lubricant threads of filler plug and install filler plug in the top
of strut housing. Torque plug to 45 foot-pounds.
(5) With airplane raised, compress and extend the gear strut several times Ensure strut actuates
freely. The weight of the gear fork and wheel should extend strut.
(6) Clean off overflow of fluid, and inflate strut as described in Inflating Oleo Struts.
(7) Check that fluid is not leaking from around strut piston at bottom of housing.
0. FILLING MAIN GEAR OLEO STRUT.
Fill partly full or completely emptied main gear oleo strut with MIL-H-5606 fluid as follows:
(1) Raise the airplane on jacks until the main wheel is off the ground.
(2) Place a pan under the gear to catch spillage.
(3) If not previously accomplished, remove a cap on top wing to gain access to top of strut housing.
Release air from strut housing chamber by removing cap from air valve and depressing valve core.
(4) Fill the main gear housing by one or two methods which are as follows:
(a) Method I:
1 Remove valve core from filler plug at top of strut housing. Do not remove plug.
2 Attach one end of a clear plastic hose to valve stem of filler plug and submerge the other
end in a container of hydraulic fluid.
3 Fully compress and extend strut to draw fluid into the strut. By watching fluid pass
through plastic hose, determine when the strut is full and no air is present.
4 When air bubbles cease to flow through hose, compress strut fully and remove hose from
valve stem.
5 With strut fully compressed, remove filler plug to determine that fluid level is visible up to
bottom of filler plug hole.
6 Install core in filler plug. Apply an appropriate thread lubricant to threads of filler plug
and install plug in the top of strut housing. Torque plug to 45 foot-pounds.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32R-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
12-10-00
Page 12-10
Reissued: July 1, 1993
1F13
Summary of Contents for PA-32R-301T SARATOGA S
Page 26: ...CHAPTER 4 AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS 1C1 ...
Page 29: ...CHAPTER 5 TIME LIMITS MAINTENANCE CHECKS 1C4 ...
Page 53: ...CHAPTER 6 DIMENSIONS AND AREAS 1D6 ...
Page 64: ...CHAPTER 7 LIFTING AND SHORING 1D21 ...
Page 68: ...CHAPTER 8 LEVELING AND WEIGHING 1E1 ...
Page 72: ...CHAPTER 9 TOWING AND TAXIING 1E5 ...
Page 76: ...CHAPTER 10 PARKING AND MOORING 1E9 ...
Page 80: ...CHAPTER 11 REQUIRED PLACARDS 1E13 ...
Page 92: ...CHAPTER 12 SERVICING 1F1 ...
Page 126: ...CHAPTER 20 STANDARD PRACTICES AIRFRAME 1G17 ...
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Page 139: ...CHAPTER 21 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS 1H5 ...
Page 188: ...CHAPTER 22 AUTOFLIGHT 1J7 ...
Page 193: ...CHAPTER 23 COMMUNICATIONS 1J12 ...
Page 203: ...CHAPTER 24 ELECTRICAL POWER 1J22 ...
Page 263: ...CHAPTER 25 EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS 2A13 ...
Page 269: ...CHAPTER 27 FLIGHT CONTROLS 2A20 ...
Page 332: ...CHAPTER 28 FUEL 2D11 ...
Page 363: ...CHAPTER 29 HYDRAULIC POWER 2E18 ...
Page 404: ...CHAPTER 30 ICE AND RAIN PROTECTION 2G16 ...
Page 470: ...CHAPTER 32 LANDING GEAR 3A13 ...
Page 550: ...CHAPTER 33 LIGHTS 3D24 ...
Page 562: ...CHAPTER 34 NAVIGATION AND PITOT STATIC 3E12 ...
Page 582: ...CHAPTER 35 OXYGEN 3F8 ...
Page 604: ...CHAPTER 37 VACUUM 3G6 ...
Page 616: ...CHAPTER 39 3G18 ELECTRIC ELECTRONIC PANELS MULTIPURPOSE PARTS ...
Page 620: ...CHAPTER 51 STRUCTURES 3G22 ...
Page 636: ...CHAPTER 52 DOORS 3H14 ...
Page 650: ...CHAPTER 55 STABILIZERS 3I4 ...
Page 662: ...CHAPTER 56 WINDOWS 3I16 ...
Page 670: ...CHAPTER 57 WINGS 3I24 ...
Page 688: ...CHAPTER 61 PROPELLER 3J18 ...
Page 704: ...CHAPTER 70 STANDARD PRACTICES ENGINES 3K10 ...
Page 708: ...CHAPTER 71 POWER PLANT 3K14 ...
Page 737: ...CHAPTER 73 ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM 4A13 ...
Page 749: ...CHAPTER 74 IGNITION 4B1 ...
Page 783: ...CHAPTER 77 ENGINE INDICATING 4C11 ...
Page 793: ...CHAPTER 78 EXHAUST 4C21 ...
Page 801: ...CHAPTER 79 OIL 4D5 ...
Page 805: ...CHAPTER 80 STARTING 4D9 ...
Page 819: ...CHAPTER 81 TURBINES 4D23 ...
Page 833: ...CHAPTER 91 CHARTS WIRING DIAGRAMS 4E13 ...