Piper Cherokee Six - Page 325

1603
FUSELAGE
SKIN
(REFERENCE)
1.
STEERING
BELLCRANK
5. JAM
NUT
9.
BOLT
ASSEMBLY
2.
STEERING
ROD
6. SHIMMY
DAMPENER
10.
ACTUATOR
ROD,
CYLINDER
3. UPPER
DRAG
LINK
7.
STRUT
HOUSING
11. STRUT
TUBE
4.
GEAR
UP STOP
8.
ROD
END BEARING
Figure
6A-3.
Nose
Gear
Adjustment
k.
Retract
landing
gear and
check
door
operation
as per
Paragraph
6A-17.
1.
Check
the
alignment
of
the nose
gear
per
Paragraph
6A-13.
m.
Remove
the
airplane
from
jacks.
6A-12.
ADJUSTMENT
OF
NOSE
LANDING
GEAR.
(Refer
to
Figure
6A-3.)
The
gear
up
stop (4)
is located
on underside
of
upper
drag
link
(3).
a.
Remove
the
engine
cowl.
For removal
instructions,
refer
to Paragraph
6A-9,
Step
a.
b.
Place
the
airplane
on jacks.
(Refer
to Jacking,
Section
II.)
c.
Retract
the
landing
gear
hydroelectrically
by
turning
the
master
switch
on,
raising
the emergency
gear
extension
lever
and
moving
the
gear
selector
handle
to
the UP
position.
Retain
the
emergency
extension
lever
in the
UP Override
position.
d.
Check
the
adjustment
of the
gear
up stop
by
placing
a carpenters
square
with
the
longest
end
along
the
bottom
of
the fuselage,
and
the
shortest
end
running
up through
the
centerline
of
the
wheel
axle.
Measure
up along
the
square
from
the
bottom
of the
fuselage
4.80
inches,
to
determine
if
the center
of the
wheel
axle
meets
this
measurement.
If this
measurement
is incorrect,
extend
the
gear,
loosen
the
jam
nut
(5) on
the
gear
up stop,
and
make
the
required
adjustment
by turning
the
stop.
e.
Adjust
rod
end
of nose
gear
retracting
cylinder
so
that at
least
.07 to
.10 rod
travel
remains
to
full extension
when
the downlock
is
fully
engaged.
Check
rod end
safety
hole
and
tighten
safety
nut.
f.
Recheck
all
adjustments
and
retighten
the
jam
nut on
the
gear up
stop.
When
the
gear
is
fully retracted,
the
strut
tube (11)
should
be
firmly
against
the
gear up
stop.
Extend
the
gear.
Revised:
7/29/77
LANDING
GEAR
AND
BRAKE
SYSTEM
PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
2D1