Cessna 182 1978 - Main Landing Gear; Main Gear Strut Removal;Installation; Step Bracket; Landing Gear Fairings

MODEL
182
&
T182
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL
5-4.
MAIN LANDING
GEAR.
j. Reinstall
carpet
and seats.
k.
Check
wheel
alignment.
5-5.
DESCRIPTION.
The
tubular,
spring-steel
main
landing
gear struts
are
attached
to
the aircraft
at
in-
5-8.
STEP
BRACKET.
(See figure
5-3.)
board
and outboard
forgings,
located
in
the belly
of
the aircraft.
A
bracket
is bonded
to each strut
for
NOTE
attachment
of a
step. Hydraulic
brake
lines are
routed
down
the main
gear
struts.
The axles,
main
The step
bracket
is secured
to the
landing
wheels and
brake assemblies
are
installed at
the lo-
gear
spring strut
with EA9303,
or a
similar
wer
end of
each strut.
epoxy base
adhesive.
5-6.
MAIN GEAR STRUT
REMOVAL. (See figure
a. Mark position
of the bracket so that
the new step
5-1.)
bracket
will be installed
in approximately
the same
position
on
the strut.
NOTE
b. Remove
all traces of the original bracket
and ad-
hesive
as well
as any
rust,
paint
or scale
with a
wire
This procedure removes the landing
gear as brush and coarse
sandpaper.
a complete assembly.
Refer to applicable
c.
Leave surfaces slightly
roughened or abraded,
paragraph for removal of individual parts.
but deep scratches or nicks
should be avoided.
d. Clean
surfaces to
be bonded
together thoroughly.
a. Remove
floorboard
access covers
over inboard
If a solvent
is used, remove
all traces
of the solvent
and outboard landing
gear forgings
(24) and (26).
with
a clean, dry
cloth. It is important
that the
bon-
b. Hoist or jack aircraft in accordance with pro- ding surfaces be clean and dry.
cedures outlined
in Section 2 of this
manual.
e. Check fit of step
bracket on the strut. A
small
c. Remove screws from fuselage
fairing and slide gap is permissible
between bracket and strut.
down strut fairing for
access to brake line.
f. Mix
adhesive (EA9309) in accordance
with manu-
d. Remove brake bleeder screw and drain hydrau- facturer's directions.
lic fluid from brake on gear being removed.
g. Spread a coat of adhesive
on bonding surfaces,
e. Disconnect brake line at fuselage
fitting. and place step bracket
in position on strut. Clamp
f. Remove snap ring
(1) from strut-attaching pin
bracket to ensure a good tight fit.
(2).
h.
Form a small
fillet of
the adhesive
at all edges
g. Remove plug button (25) from belly of aircraft of the bonded surfaces. Remove excess adhesive
below gear forging. with lacquer thinner.
h. Using a punch, drive attaching pin (2) upward i. Allow the adhesive to cure thoroughly according
out of inboard forging (26). to the manufacturer's recommendations before flex-
i. Pull strut outboard
of forgings (24) and (26). ing the
strut or applying loads to the step.
j.
Paint the
strut and
step bracket
after curing
NOTE
is completed.
To
replace bushing
from outboard
forging (24),
5-9.
LANDING GEAR
FAIRINGS.
(See figure 5-1.)
remove
retaining
ring
at inboard
end and
slide bushing outboard
from forging. (Refer 5-10. DESCRIPTION.
The aircraft is equipped with
to
Section view A-A. )
fuselage fairings,
attached to the fuselage
and the tu-
bular
strut fairings
with
screws.
The tubular
strut
5-7.
MAIN
GEAR
STRUT
INSTALLATION.
(See
fairings
cover
the
tubular
landing
gear
struts.
and
figure
5-1.)
attach
to the
fuselage
fairings
at
the
upper
end
and to
cover
plates at
the lower
end. The
cover plates
at-
NOTE
tach
to the
tubular
strut
fairings
at the
upper
end
and
are clamped
to the
tubular struts
at the
lower end.
The
following
procedure
installs
the
landing
Brake
fairings
are
installed
at the
lower
end
of the
gear
as a
complete
assembly.
Refer
to
tubular
strut
fairings
and
are
attached
to
the wheel
applicable
paragraphs
for
installation
of
speed
fairings
by screws
around
their
outer
peri-
individual
components.
meters.
The speed
fairings
are
installed
over
the
wheels
and are attached
to mounting
plates.
attached
a.
Install
parts
removed
from
strut.
to
the
axles.
The
wheel
fairings
are
equipped
with
b.
Clean
and
polish
machined
surface
on upper
end
adjustable
scrapers.
installed
in the
lower
aft part
of strut.
Prime
fitting
(10)
per note.
if
required.
of
the fairings.
directly
behind
the wheels.
c.
Apply Universal
Oil DYNAPLEX
21C REGULAR
to unpainted
area
on upper
end
of strut.
5-11.
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION
OF
MAIN
d.
Slide
strut
through
bushing
into
inboard
forging
GEAR
FAIRINGS.
(See
figure
5-1.)
and
align attaching
pin holes.
a. To
remove
brake
fairing,
proceed
as follows:
e. Install
attaching
pin and
snap ring.
1.
Remove
screws
from
perimeter
of fairing.
f.
Install
access
plates and
plug
button.
2. Remove
screws
from
nutplates
holding
two
g. Remove
caps
or plugs
and
connect
brake
line.
halves
of fairing
together:
remove
two fairing
halves.
h.
Fill and
bleed
brake
system
in accordance
with
3.
Reverse
the
preceding
steps
to install
brake
applicable
paragraph.
fairing.
i. Install
fuselage
fairing.
b. To
remove
cover
plates.
proceed
as follows:
5-3