Piper PA-32RT-300T User Manual

LANCE
II SERVICE
MANUAL
7-9.
REMOVAL
OF
NOSE
LANDING
GEAR.
(Refer
to
Figure
7-2.)
a.
Remove
the
PA-32RT-300
engine
cowling
by
the
following
procedure:
1.
Release
the
cowl
fasteners,
two
on
each
side
and
two
at
the
top
aft
of
the
cowl.
2.
Lift
the
aft
end
of
the
cowl
and
then
slide
it
forward
to
release
the
two
stud
type
front
fasteners.
Remove
the
top
cowl.
3.
Disconnect
the
landing
light
lead
at
the
quick
disconnect
at
the
right
rear
side
of
the
bottom
cowl.
4.
Remove
the
induction
air
filter
access
door,
the
filter
and
four
bolts
which
hold
the
air
box
to
the
cowl.
5.
Remove
the
screws
securing
the
bottom
cowl
at its
aft
end
and
fuselage
firewall
flange.
6.
Remove
screws
which
support
bottom
cowl
to
the
nose
gear
doors
support
brackets,
and
fuselage
firewall
flange.
7.
Push
nose
gear
doors
inward
against
spring
pressure
and
remove
bottom
cowl.
b.
Remove
the
PA-32RT-300T
engine
cowling
by
the
following
procedure:
1.
Release
fasteners
from
each
side
of
the
cowl.
2.
Release
studs
fasteners
from
cowl
center
and
lift
top
cowl
free
of
aircraft.
3.
Disconnect
the
landing
light
lead
at
the
quick
disconnect.
4.
Remove
screws
from
nose
cowl,
firewall
and
nose
gear
door
frame,
loosen
wing
nuts
from
air
filter
assembly
and
remove
lower
cowl
from
aircraft.
c.
Place
the
airplane
on
jacks.
(Refer
to
Jacking,
Section
II.)
d.
Disconnect
the
gear
tension
springs
(15,
17
and
46)
from
the
forward
spring
arm
(43)
that
is
attached
to
the
right
side
of
the
strut
housing
(25).
e.
Retract
nose
gear
slightly
to
remove
the
gear
from
its
downlocked
position.
f.
To
remove
the
upper
and
lower
drag
links
(32
and
35),
the
following
procedure
may
be used.
1.
Disconnect
the
rod
end
of
the
hydraulic
cylinder
(42)
from
the
downlock
hook
(40)
by
removing
nut
and
bolt
that
connects
these
two
units.
This
will
require
manually
unlocking
the
nose
gear
to
allow
clearance
from
the
engine
mount.
CAUTION
Whenever
aircraft
is
placed
on
jacks
for
the
purpose
of
manually
retracting
the
nose
gear
assembly,
insure
the
nose
gear
downlock
is
fully
disengaged
before
releasing
the
nose
gear
drag
links.
Damage
could
occure
to
the
downlock
if
not
disengaged
fully.
2.
Retract
the
gear
and
disconnect
the
gear
downlock
spring
(39)
from
the
upper
drag
link
(35).
3.
Remove
the
cotter
pins,
washers
and
nuts
from
the
bolts
that
secure
the
upper
drag
link
(35)
and
lower
drag
link
(32).
4.
Remove
the
lower
and
upper
gear
tension
spring
arms
(43
and
45).
5.
Slide
the
attachment
bolts
from
the
upper
and
lower
drag
links
and
remove
the
links.
g.
With
the
lower
drag
link
(32)
disconnected
from
the
gear
oleo
housing
(25),
the
housing
may
be
removed
by
removing
cotter
pins,
nuts,
washers,
and
bolts
(7
and
33)
at
the
attachment
points
on
each
side
of
the
housing
at
the
engine
mount.
h.
The
steering
bellcrank
(4
may
be
removed
by
removing
the
nut
and
bolt
(3)
at
the
steering
rod,
and
nut
and
bolt
(13)
with
bushing
at the
bellcrank
pivot
point.
Issued:
1/3/78
LANDING
GEAR
AND
BRAKE
SYSTEM
1J12

Piper PA-32RT-300T Specifications

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Brand	Piper
Model	PA-32RT-300T
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English