Piper PA-32RT-300T User Manual

LANCE
II SERVICE
MANUAL
2-38.
OLEO
STRUTS.
2-39.
SERVICING
OLEO
STRUTS.
The
air-oil
type
oleo
strut
should
be maintained
at
proper
strut
tube
exposures
for
best
oleo
action.
The
nose
gear
strut
must
have
2.60
.25
inches
of
piston
tube
exposed.
The
main
gear
strut
requires
4.00
± .25
inches
of
tube
exposure.
CAUTION
Do
not
exceed
these
tube
exposures.
These
measurements
are
taken
with
the
airplane
sitting
on
level
surface
under
normal
static
load.
(Empty
weight
of
airplane
plus
full
fuel
and
oil.)
If the
strut
has
less
tube
exposure
than
prescribed,
determine
whether
it
needs
air
or
oil by
rocking
the
airplane.
If
the
oleo
strut
oscillated
with
short
strokes
(approximately
on
inch)
and
the
airplane
settles
to its
normal
position
within
one
or
two
cycles
after
the
rocking
force
is removed,
the
oleo
strut
requires
inflating.
Check
the
valve
core
and
filler
plug
for
air leaks,
correct
if
required,
and
add
air
as
described
in
Paragraph
2-41.
If
the
oleo
strut
oscillates
with
long
strokes
(approximately
three
inches)
and
the
airplane
continues
to
oscillate
after
the
rocking
force
is
removed,
the
oleo
struts
require
fluid.
Check
the
oleo
for
indications
of
oil
leaks,
correct
if required
and
add
fluid
as
described
in Paragraphs
2-40.
For
repair
procedures
of
the
landing
gear
and/or
oleo
struts,
refer
to
Section
VII.
WARNING
Do
not
release
air
by
removing
the
strut
valve
core
or
filler
plug.
Depress
the
valve
core
pin
until
strut
chamber
pressure
has
diminished.
CAUTION
Dirt
and
foreign
particles
form
around
the
filler
plugs
of
the
landing
gear
struts,
therefore,
before
attempting
to
remove
these
plugs,
the
tops
of
the
struts
should
be
cleaned
with
compressed
air and/or
with
a
dry
solvent.
2-40.
FILLING
OLEO
STRUTS.
To
fill
the
nose
or
main
gear
oleo
strut
with
fluid
(MIL-H-5606),
whether
it
be
the
addition
of
a
small
or
large
amount,
proceed
as
follows:
a.
Raise
the
airplane
on
jacks.
(Refer
to
Paragraph
2-12.)
b.
Place
a pan
under
the
gear
to
catch
spillage.
c.
At
the
filler
plug,
relieve
air
pressure
from
the
strut
housing
chamber
by
removing
the
cap
from
the
air
valve
and
depressing
the
valve
core.
d.
There
are
two
methods
by
which
the
strut
chamber
may
be
filled
and
these
are
as
follows:
Method
1:
1.
Remove
the
valve
core
from
the
filler
plug
at
the
top
of
the
nose
gear
strut
housing
or
at
the
top
inboard
side
of
the
main
gear
housing.
Allow
the
filler
plug
to
remain
installed.
Issued:
1/3/78
HANDLING
AND
SERVICING
1C7

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Model	PA-32RT-300T
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