Raytheon Beech Bonanza A36, Pilot'S Operating Handbook And Flight Manual

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Handling, Serv & Maint
Section 8
Model A36
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To Replenish Strut Hydraulic Fluid:
1. Support the airplane on jacks at the wing jack points.
2. Remove the air valve cap, depress the valve core, and
allow the strut to fully deflate.
3. Raise and block the strut 1/4 inch from the compressed
position.
Do not remove the valve body assembly
until all air pressure has been released or it
may blow off, causing injury to personnel or
damage to equipment.
4. Carefully remove the valve body assembly.
5. Fill the strut to the level of the valve body assembly with
hydraulic fluid (refer to the Bonanza Series Maintenance
Manual ).
6. Slowly extend the strut from the blocked position and
replace the valve body assembly.
7. Completely compress the strut to release excess air and
oil, then reinstall valve core.
8. Inflate the strut as described in the preceding inflation
procedure.
SHIMMY DAMPER
The shimmy damper has a reservoir of fluid carried in the pis-
ton rod. Two coil springs installed in the piston rod keep the
fluid in the shimmy damper under pressure. As fluid is lost
through leakage it is automatically replenished from the reser-
voir until the reservoir supply is exhausted.
To check the fluid in the shimmy damper, insert a wire approx-
imately 1/32 inch in diameter through the hole in the disc at the
aft end of the piston rod until it touches the bottom of the hole
in the floating piston. Mark the wire, remove it, and measure
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