Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

landing
gear as shown
in figure
2-4. Check
e. Install
filler plug
and clean shimmy
dampener
gear daily
for general
cleanliness,
security
with solvent,
and dry
dampener
with a clean
cloth.
of mounting
and for hydraulic
fluid leakage.
Keep machined
surfaces wiped
free of dirt
NOTE
and dust,
using a clean lint
free cloth sat-
urated with
MIL-H-5606
hydraulic fluid
or
Keep the
shimmy dampener,
especially
the
kerosene.
All
surfaces
should be
wiped
exposed
portions
of the dampener
piston
free of excessive
hydraulic
fluid.
shaft clean,
to prevent
collection of dust
and
grit which
could
cut the
seals in
the
2-27. NOSE GEAR
SHIMMY DAMPENER.
The shim-
dampener barrel.
Keep machined surfaces
my
dampener should
be serviced
at least
every 50
wiped
free of dirt
and dust,
using a clean
hours.
Since
the shimmy
dampener
is subjected
to
lint
free cloth,
saturated with
MIL-H-5606
heat from
the engine,
a small air
space is needed
for
hydraulic
fluid or
kerosene.
hydraulic
fluid expansion.
The
shimmy
dampener
must
be removed
for filling,
since it must
be drained
2-28. HYDRAULIC
BRAKE
SYSTEMS.
Check
brake
and filled
with a specific
amount of fluid.
master cylinders
and refill
with hydraulic
fluid as
a. Remove
shimmy
dampener
from aircraft
specified
in the
inspection
charts. Bleed
the brake
b.
Remove fluid filler plug
and drain all hydraulic
system of entrapped
air whenever there
is a spongy
fluid
from dampener.
Work dampener
piston rod
back response
to the brake
pedals. Refer
to Section 5 for
and
forth, and
ascertain
that all fluid
has drained
filling
and bleeding
the
brake system.
from
dampener.
c.
After all fluid
is drained,
move
shimmy dampen-
2-29. CLEANING.
er piston
to end of
barrel opposite
filler
hole.
d. With
dampener and
hydraulic
fluid at room
tern-
2-30.
Keeping the
aircraft clean
is important.
Be-
perature,
fill
dampener with
85cc (Thru
197 Models)
sides maintaining
the
trim appearance
of the
air-
or 88cc (Beginning
with
1972 Models
and all Service
craft,
cleaning lessens
the possibility
of corrosion
Parts) of
hydraulic
fluid. Prior
to filling, check
and
makes inspection
and
maintenance
easier.
placard
on shimmy
dampener
for
capacity.
Do not
overfill dampener.
2-31. WINDSHIELD
AND WINDOWS.
2-31A.
REQUIRED
MATERIALS.
NAME
MANUFACTURER
USE
Mild soap
or detergent
Commercially
available
Cleaning
windshields
(hand dishwashing
type
and windows.
without
abrasives)
Aliphatic naphtha
Type
Commercially
available
Removing
deposits
which
II conforming
to
cannot
be removed
with
Federal
Specification
mild soap solution
on acrylic
TT-N-95
windshields
and
windows.
Polishing
Wax:
Waxing
acrylic
(Refer to
Note 1
windshields
and
windows.
Turtle
Wax
(paste)
Turtle
Wax,
Inc.
Chicago,
IL 60638
Great Reflections
E. I. Du-Pont De Nemours
Paste
Wax
and Co.
(Inc.)
Wilmington, DE 19898
Slip-stream
Wax
Classic
Chemical
(paste)
Grand Prairie, TX
75050
Change
8
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Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)