LANCE II SERVICE MANUAL
j. Assemble squat switch actuator bracket (1) on bolt assembly (2). Insert a rivet
through the hole provided in the bracket into the upper link and install the nut. Install squat
switch bracket
(30) immediately above
the actuator bracket.
k. Attach spring attachment
plate (31) to the mounting
lug on the base of the housing
immediately
above the
upper link.
1. Connect
brake line and
bleed the brakes
per Paragraph
Paragraph 7-72.
m.
Lubricate gear assembly. (Refer
to Lubrication Chart, Section
II.)
n.
Compress and extend
the strut several
times to ascertain
the strut will operate
freely.
The weight
of the gear wheel
and fork should
allow the
strut to extend.
o. Service
oleo strut
with fluid and
air. (Refer to Oleo
Struts, Section
II.)
p. Check main
gear alignment (refer to Paragraph
7-26) and gear operation. Ascertain
that gear is
down and locked.
q. Remove the airplane from jacks.
7-22. REMOVAL OF MAIN
LANDING GEAR. (Refer
to Figure 7-8.)
a. Place the airplane on jacks.
b. The
side brace link assembly
may be
removed by the
following procedure:
1.
With gear in the extended position,
disconnect gear downlock spring
(18).
2. Disconnect rod end (46)
of actuating cylinder (24) from
retraction fitting (21)
on the
upper side brace link
(28) by removing
nut, washer and
bolt (47), and bushing
and
spring swivel (20).
3. Disconnect lower side brace
link (33) from gear housing (13)
by removing
attachment
nut, washer and bolt (7).
Note bushings on each side of end
bearing.
4. Disconnect
upper side
brace link (28) from
side brace support
fitting stud
(26)
by
removing cotter pin, nut,
washer and attachment bolt
(25).
5.
The side brace
support fitting
may be removed
by removing the
cap bolts
securing the fitting to the web of the spar.
6. Remove
the assembly
and further disassemble
and inspect
as needed.
c. The
strut housing
(13) with components
may be removed
by the
following
procedure:
1. Disconnect
brake
line (42) at
its upper end
in the wheel
well.
2. Disconnect
gear
door actuating
rod (38) at
the gear housing.
3.
Remove access
plate located
on underside of
wing, aft of landing
gear.
4. If not previously
disconnected,
disconnect
lower side brace
link (33) from the
gear housing.
5. Disconnect
forward support
fitting (16) of housing
(13) from
the web of the
main spar
by removing fitting
attachment bolts.
6. Remove retainer tube (4) in
aft support fitting (1) that supports
the aft arm of
the
housing by reaching through the access
opening on the underside of the wing,
through
the hole in the
web and removing
bolt (48) that secures
the tube in
the housing. Insert
a
hook through the bolt hole in the tube,
and slide it aft from the support
fitting. Remove the
tube
from the
wing.
7. Allow the gear to drop free from the wing.
Issued: 1/3/78 LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM
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