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Landing Gear Shock Strut Servicing
Getting Started
Introduction Video - Contents of This Course (2:27)
Shock Strut Servicing Step-by-Step
Video #1: Cessna 172 Nose Gear Shock Strut (1:04)
Video #2: Looking Inside the Top Cowling (0:50)
Video #3: Shock Strut Description (3:09)
Video #4: An Indicator Your Strut Needs Fluid (1:55)
Video #5: Locating the Servicing Valve (1:49)
Video #6: Checking and Adding Hydraulic Fluid (9:01)
Video #7: How to Use A Nitrogen Bottle Safely (5:11)
Video #8: Installing the Valve Core (0:33)
Video #9: Adding Nitrogen to the Strut (3:15)
Video #10: Setting Strut Extension Level (3:27)
Bonus Videos
Beware of Flat Struts (2:49)
Overextension Makes Hard Steering (0:56)
Keep Chrome Shafts Clean (0:49)
Valve Core Tool and Pressure Gauge (1:59)
Strut Levels and Squat Switches (1:55)
Detals About Nitrogen Bottle Gauges and Adapter Fittings (3:45)
Adding Nitrogen to a Piper Main Strut Without Jacking the Aircraft (1:56)
How NOT TO Service a Shock Strut with Air (1:22)
WATCH THIS Before Resealing Your Shock Strut! (1:21)
Where to Find Strut Servicing Procedures and Levels (1:17)
How to Determine WHERE a Strut is Leaking (1:35)
Quick Reference Worksheets and Narrated Slide Show
PDF #1: Shock strut tools, supplies and resources
PDF #2: Where to find strut servicing information
PDF #3: Cautions for shock strut servicing
Narrated Slide Show of Recommended Tools, Supplies & Resources (12:37)
Concluding Video
You Did It! (0:43)
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