Cessna T188C - Page 84

MODEL 188 & T188 SERIES SERVICE MANUAL
5-3. TROUBLE SHOOTING. (Cont.)
TROUBLE PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY
AIRCRAFT
LEANS TO
Landing
gear spring
excessively
Remove
and replace.
ONE SIDE (Cont). sprung.
Incorrect shimming at inboard Install shims as required.
end of spring. Refer to paragraph 5-5 for
limitations.
Bent axles. Replace axles.
WHEEL BOUNCE EVIDENT
Out of balance
condition.
Refer to paragraph 5-17.
EVEN ON SMOOTH SURFACE
TIRES WEAR
EXCESSIVELY
Incorrect
tire inflation.
Inflate to
correct pressure.
Wheels
out of
alignment.
Align
in accordance
with
paragraph
5-16.
Landing gear
spring exces-
Remove
and replace.
sively
sprung.
Incorrect shimming at in- Install shims as required. Refer
board end
of spring.
to paragraph
5-5 for limitations.
-
Bent
axles.
Replace
axles.
Dragging brakes. Refer to paragraph 5-30.
Wheel
bearings too
tight.
Adjust properly.
EXCESSIVE TAILWHEEL
Nut fastening steering
mech- Tighten
per paragraph 5-26.
SHIMMY
anism to fork
improperly
tightened.
Incorrect tire pressure. Inflate to correct pressure.
Refer to Section
3 for installation
of wire
cutters on
main landing
gear struts and
center windshield.
5-4. MAIN GEAR.
shim, spacers or washers,
by removing attaching
bolts.
5-5. REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION.
g. Remove
bolt securing inboard end of
strut and
a. Hoist aircraft
in accordance with instructions
pull entire gear out
of fuselage. Note any shims
at
outlined in
Section 2.
inboard attachment
and mark them to be
sure they
b. Remove fairings
at upper end of gear strut.
Re- are replaced in the
same position at gear installation.
move access
covers inboard of fairings
on aircraft h. Reverse
preceding steps to install main
landing
belly.
gear. Inspect outboard
saddle - attach bolts and
re-
c. Open forward baggage area doors and remove place if damaged. Torque these bolts to values noted
baggage floor,
if installed,
in figure 5-2. After
connecting brake line, fill and
d. Remove brake bleeder
screw and drain hydraulic
bleed affected
brake system.
brake fluid
from gear
being removed.
e. Disconnect brake line at fuselage and remove NOTE
with landing
gear, or
disconnect brake
line at brake
cylinder and strut and leave brake line with fuselage Shims (maximum of three) at the inboard
as gear is removed. Protect
open lines and fittings
end of the gear, are used to level
the wing
from entry of
foreign material,
tips within
a total tolerance
of three inches.
f. Refer to figure 5-1 and remove outboard saddle,
5-2