Piper Lance II User Manual

LANCE
I SERVICE
MANUAL
NOTE
Never paint
working
surfaces
of the bearing
cups.
a.
Bearing
Cup
Replacement:
1.
Removal:
(a)
Insert wheel
half into
boiling water
for 15 minutes
or
place in an
oven not
exceeding
250°F (121°C)
for 15 minutes.
(b) Remove from
source of heat
and invert wheel
half. If the cup
does not drop
out,
tap the cup
evenly
from the axle
bore with
a fiber
drift pin or
suitable
arbor
press.
2.
Installation:
(a) To replace
a new cup,
apply one coat
of zinc chromate
primer to wheel
half
bearing bore.
(b) Insert wheel
half into boiling
water for 15
minutes or place
in an oven not
exceeding
250oF
(121°C)
for 15 minutes.
Chill
new bearing
cup in
dry ice
for a minimum
of
15 minutes.
(c)
Remove wheel
half from
source
of heat and
bearing cup
from the
dry ice.
Install the
chilled
bearing cup
into the gearing
bore
of the heated
wheel
half.
Tap
gently to seat evenly
in place,
using a fiber drift
pin or suitable
arbor
press.
7-54.
BRAKE
SYSTEM.
7-55.
WHEEL BRAKE
ASSEMBLY.
7-56.
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
AND LINING
TOLERANCE.
No adjustment
of the
brake
lining clearance
is
necessary
as they
are self-adjusting.
Inspection
of the lining
is necessary,
and
it may be inspected
visually
while installed
on the airplane.
The
linings are of
the riveted
type
and should
be replaced
if the thickness
of any one
segment becomes
worn
below .100
of an inch or
unevenly
worn.
7-57.
REMOVAL
AND
DISASSEMBLY
OF WHEEL
BRAKE
ASSEMBLY.
(Refer
to
Figure 7-17.)
a. To remove
the brake
assembly,
first disconnect
the
brake line from
the brake
cylinder
at the
tube fitting.
b. Remove
the cap
bolts that join
the brake
cylinder housing
and the
lining back
plate
assembly.
Remove
the back
plate from
between
the brake
disc and
wheel.
c. Slide the
brake cylinder housing
from the torque plate.
d.
Remove the
pressure
plate by sliding
it off
the anchor
bolts of the
housing.
e. The piston(s)
may
be removed
by injecting
low air pressure
in the cylinder
fluid
inlet
and forcing
the piston from the
housing.
f. Check
anchor bolt
for wear.
Issued: 1/3/78 LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
1L2

Piper Lance II Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Max Takeoff Weight	3, 600 lb (1, 633 kg)
Crew	1
Horsepower	300 hp
Seats	6
Length	27 ft 7 in (8.41 m)
Capacity	5 passengers