MAIN GEAR.
MAIN GEAR OLEO.
DISASSEMBLY OF MAIN GEAR OLEO. (Refer to Figure 32-1.)
The main gear oleo assembly may be removed and disassembled from the gear oleo housing with the gear
removed from or installed in the airplane.
1. Place airplane on jacks.
2. Place a drip pan under the main gear to catch spillage.
3. Remove air and fluid from the oleo. Depress air valve core pin until strut pressure has diminished; remove
the filler plug and with a thin hose siphon as much hydraulic fluid from the strut as possible.
4. Disconnect brake line at the joint located in the wheel well.
5. To remove piston tube assembly from oleo housing, remove the upper and lower torque link connecting bolt
assembly and separate links. Note number and thickness of spacer washer(s) between the two links.
6. Compress the piston tube; reach up into the tube and release the snap ring from the annular slot at the
bottom of the oleo housing.
7. Pull piston tube with component parts from cylinder housing.
8. The piston tube components may be removed by reading in the tube and pushing out the upper bearing
retainer pins. Slide off the upper bearing, lower bearing with O-rings, wiper and washer.
9. To remove orifice tube from the oleo housing, remove locknut and washer from top of housing. Draw tube
with O-ring and retainer from housing.
10. The orifice plate is removed from the bottom of orifice tube by releasing snap ring holding the plate in
position.
11. To remove piston tube plug and O-ring located in the bottom end of the tube, remove bolt assembly and
insert a rod up through the hole in the body of the fork and push plug with O-ring from top of tube.
CLEANING, INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF MAIN GEAR OLEO.
1. Clean all parts with a suitable dry type cleaning solvent.
2. Inspect landing gear oleo assembly components for the following:
A.
Bearings and bushings for excess wear, corrosion, scratches and overall damage.
B.
Retaining pins for wear and damage.
C.
Lock rings for cracks, burrs, etc.
D.
Cylinder and orifice tube for corrosion, scratches, nicks and excess wear.
E.
Orifice plate for hole restriction.
F.
Fork tube for corrosion, scratches, nicks, dents and misalignment.
G.
Air valve general condition.
3. Repair of the oleo is limited to smoothing out minor scratches, nicks and dents and replacement of parts.
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AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Revised: May 15, 1989
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PIPER AIRCRAFT
Summary of Contents for SEMINOLE PA-44-180
Page 38: ...CHAPTER DIMENSIONS AND AREAS 1B14...
Page 49: ...CHAPTER LIFTING AND SHORING 1C1...
Page 53: ...CHAPTER LEVELING AND WEIGHING 1C5...
Page 58: ...CHAPTER TOWING AND TAXIING 1C10...
Page 62: ...CHAPTER PARKING AND MOORING 1C14...
Page 65: ...CHAPTER REQUIRED PLACARDS 1C17...
Page 70: ...CHAPTER SERVICING 1C22...
Page 98: ...CHAPTER STANDARD PRACTICES AIRFRAME 1E2...
Page 108: ...CHAPTER ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM 1E12...
Page 189: ...CHAPTER AUTOFLIGHT 1H21...
Page 192: ...CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS 1H24...
Page 202: ...CHAPTER ELECTRICAL POWER 1I10...
Page 228: ...CHAPTER EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS 1J12...
Page 233: ...CHAPTER FIRE PROTECTION 1J17...
Page 238: ...CHAPTER FLIGHT CONTROLS 1J24...
Page 304: ...2A18 CHAPTER FUEL...
Page 325: ...2B17 CHAPTER HYDRAULIC POWER...
Page 357: ...2D1 CHAPTER ICE AND RAIN PROTECTION...
Page 414: ...CHAPTER LANDING GEAR 2F13...
Page 479: ...2I6 CHAPTER LIGHTS...
Page 488: ...2I16 CHAPTER NAVIGATION AND PITOT STATIC...
Page 503: ...2J7 CHAPTER OXYGEN...
Page 524: ...2K6 CHAPTER VACUUM...
Page 535: ...2K19 CHAPTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC PANELS AND MULTIPURPOSE PARTS...
Page 546: ...INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK PA 44 180 180T AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2L6 PIPER AIRCRAFT...
Page 547: ...2L7 CHAPTER STRUCTURES...
Page 582: ...CHAPTER DOORS 3A18...
Page 593: ...CHAPTER STABILIZERS 3B8...
Page 604: ...CHAPTER WINDOWS 3B22...
Page 611: ...CHAPTER WINGS 3C10...
Page 624: ...CHAPTER PROPELLER 3D1...
Page 643: ...CHAPTER POWER PLANT 3D21...
Page 667: ...CHAPTER ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM 3F1...
Page 681: ...CHAPTER IGNITION 3F16...
Page 712: ...CHAPTER ENGINE INDICATING 3H1...
Page 730: ...CHAPTER EXHAUST 3H19...
Page 734: ...CHAPTER OIL 3I1...
Page 743: ...CHAPTER STARTING 3I11...
Page 755: ...CHAPTER TURBINES 3J1...