Piper Cherokee Six - Page 359

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
TABLE
VIA-IV.
TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
(LANDING
GEAR)
(cont.)
Trouble
Cause
Remedy
Main
landing
gear
shim-
mies
during
fast
taxi.
take-off.
or
landing.
Tire
out
of
balance.
Worn
or
loose
wheel
bearings.
Check
balance
and
re-
place
tire
if
nec-
essary.
Replace
and/or
adjust
wheel
bearings.
Worn
torque
link
bolts
and/or
bushings.
Replace
bolts
and/or
bushings.
Excessive
or
uneven
wear
on
main
tires.
Incorrect
operating
pressure.
Inflate
tire
to
correct
pressure.
Wheel
out
of
alignment
(toe
in
or
out).
Lower
side
brace
link
out
of
adjustment.
allowing
gear
to
slant
in
or
out.
Check
wheel
alignment.
Check
gear
adjustment.
Strut
bottoms
on
normal
landing
or
taxiing
on
rough
ground.
Landing
gear
doors
fail
to
completely
close.
Insufficient
air
and/or
fluid
in
strut.
Defective
internal
parts
in
strut.
Landing
gear
not
re-
tracting
completely.
Service
strut
with
air
and/or
fluid.
Replace
defective
parts.
Check
adjustment
of
landing
gear.
Door
retraction
mechanism
out
of
adjustment.
Check
adjustment.
LANDING
GEAR
AND
BRAKE
SYSTEM
Revised:
11/4/83
2E11