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