Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

3. Reverse
preceding
steps
to
install
brake
1.
Remove
brake
fairing
(if
installed)
as
out-
fairing.
lined
in step
"a".
b.
To
remove
cover
plate
(8),
proceed
as
follows:
2.
Remove
screws
attaching
cover
plate
(8) to
1. Remove
screws
attaching
cover
plate
to strut
spring
strut
fairing.
fairing
(7).
Remove
bolts
attaching
cover
plate
to
3. Remove
fuselage
fairing
(6) as
outlined
in
strut
fitting
(9) and
spring
strut
(18);
remove
cover
step
"c".
plate.
4.
Remove
screws
from
nutplates
along
spring
2.
Reverse
procedures
in
step
"1" to
install
strut
fairing.
cover
plate.
5.
Spring
fairing
over
tubular
spring
strut.
c.
To
remove
fuselage
fairing,
proceed
as
follows:
6.
Reverse
preceding
steps
to
install
strut
fair-
1. Remove
screws
attaching
fairing
(6) to
fuse-
ing.
lage.
2.
Slide
fairing
down
spring
strut
fairing
(7).
5-8.
MAIN
WHEEL
REMOVAL.
(Refer
to figure
3. Reverse
preceding
steps
to
install
fuselage
5-4.)
fairing.
d.
To
remove
spring
strut
fairing
(7),
proceed
as
follows:
OUTBOARD
LANDING
GEAR
FITTING---
SPRING STRUT
t/1 ^
^ IX
/-
ADJUSTMENT
BUSHING
I7 iRETAINER
SPECIAL
THRU
17701720
SPECIAL TOOL #S. E. 876, USED TO
TURN ECCENTRIC
BUSHINGS
IN
LANDING
GEAR TO LEVEL
WINGS
Height
adjustment
bushing
shown
in normal
position.
To
raise right
wing tip,
rotate
bushing
one hole.
60 degrees
counterclockwise.
To lower
the wing tip
, rotate
bushing
one hole,
60 degrees
clockwise.
For
the right side
adjusting
bushing, rotate
height
adjustment
bushing one
hole, 60
degrees
clockwise,
to raise
the wing
tip. To
lower the
wing tip,
rotate
the bushing
one hole, 60 degrees counterclockwise.
Figure 5-3. Wing
Tip Height Adjustment
Change
6
5-5

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)