Chapter 1 The Basic Check and Repair Technique

Good afternoon everyone. My name is Song XiaoJun. From this day forth,
we will learn this course and help each other.
The purpose of this course is to understand the basic principle and method
of checking and repairing hydraulic accessory. The clue of this book is:

Notice: aircraft accessory main include hydraulic and pneumatic accessory

in this book.

1、 Pre-checking
(1) Purpose
Before disassembling, the accessory with damage must be pre-checked.
The purpose of pre-checking is to know the technical state of accessory and the
reason and position of troubles.
(2) Content
Its content include 3 aspect:
·Knowing the accessory — reading the specification, the assembling
drawing and the trouble record so as to know the structure and the history of
trouble of accessory.
·Checking the accessory — checking the surface and technical state of
accessory. Such as leakage and heating accessory running. We will disassemble

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the accessory to find the position of trouble if necessary.
·Preparing technical files, tools and spare parts — constituting checking
and repairing technics rules, preparing spare parts and special tools to
disassemble or assemble the accessory.

2、 General request of checking and repairing

(1) Judgment principle
It is an important and complex work to judge whether the worn part needs
to be repaired or replace or not. There are 5 pieces of judgment principle:
·the measure precision
If the measure of the worn part is more than the standard tolerance, the part
must be replaced. If the measure is in the range of the standard, it is allowed to
repair the part.
·the use function
If the part is too heavily worn to complete the pre-concerted use function, it
must be replaced.
·the working performance
If the worn part could complete the pre-concerted use function but its the
working performance declines, it is judged that the worn part needs to be
repaired or replaced by the worn degree (according to the standard measure).
·the intensity of part
The intensity of worn part must declines. Thus it is judged that the worn
part needs to be repaired or replaced by whether the intensity is enough or not.
If the part bearing load with crack on the working surface are used
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continuously, it should cause heavy accident.
·the worn degree
If the worn degree of the part is worsened and it is used continuously, it
should cause accident, such as efficiency declines, heated, surface denuded,
and so on.
For example, if the part, which it’s the carbonization layer is worn down, is
continued to be used, it should cause heavy abrasion. Thus it must be repaired
or replaced.
(2) General request of checking and repairing
(2.1) Receiving
After receiving accessories, you must write down its type, read the
specification and assembly drawing in order to know the structure.
Secondly, you must read trouble record so as to realize the trouble history.
Thirdly, you must inquire the user what the degree of damage and the state
of the accessory is.
(2.2) Disassembling
·Checking the outside surface
Before disassembling accessory, you must check its outside surface. There
aren’t distortion, large damage and leakage on the surface and the locking set
of accessory must be good (if the locking set is bad, someone may disassemble
or damage the accessory).
The outside surface of accessory must be washed with washing gas (rh-70).
·Knowing the accessory
Because the aircraft is improved continuously, you must write down the
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type of accessory so as to read its specification, structure drawing and trouble
record and know the accessory well.
·Eliminating locking and releasing gas
Before disassembling accessory, the locking set must be eliminated and the
hydraulic oil or high-pressure gas is released. If the high-pressure gas isn’t
released, we should be hurt disassembling accessory.
·Using special tools
The accessory must be fixed by special-fixed tool and must be
disassembled by special tool according to disassembling order.
Notice: the thin-wall cylinder part must be fixed by special-fixed tool and
the fixed force must be well to avoid deformation.
·Measuring the fit clearance
Measuring the fit clearance disassembling accessory and marking the
length and direction on the non-working surface.
·Retaining original fit part
If the technical performance of precision fit part accords to the technical
demand, it is allowed that the fit part doesn’t disassemble so as to retain
original fit.
·Refusing losing, disturbing and pumping
Parts disassembling from accessory must be placed in box in order. You
must notice: don’t lose, disturb and pump the parts. The precision fit part must
be saved in working medium (hydraulic oil) and you must notice to protect the
precision fit surface and don’t touch it.
·Washing parts
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 After being disassembled, parts must be washed:
the precision metal part is washed by RH - 70 gas,
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the common metal part is washed by washing gas,
the rubber part is washed by alcohol.
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After washing, the part must be dried by compressed gas or dried in the
sun. Don’t blow it with you mouth.
·Shortening disassembling time
The purpose of shortening disassembling time is to avoid rust-eaten for
metal parts. If the disassembling time is longer, you must grease the surface to
protect metal parts.
(2.3) Checking and repairing
For metal material, the accessory is repaired by grinding and honing.
· For rubber material, the rubber sealing ring is changed by new one.

In this lesson, we will introduce simply the basic way of checking and
repairing metal parts and rubber ring. In the last lesson, we will introduce it in
detail.
The common principle of checking and repairing the vestige on parts
is:
·If there are some troubles or damages on the rubber gasket, rubber sealing
ring or rubber joint, it would be replaced by new one. The dimension and
material of new rubber part must be the same as the original.
·The vestige, which depth is lower than 0.3mm, of on the non-cooperation
surface of metal parts may be polished. After being polished, it may be used
continuously.
The vestige, which depth is lower than 0.3mm, on the working surface of

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metal parts may be eliminated with grinding.
·Scratch vestige is allowed to exist on the inner working surface of
cooperation hole (except the parts made of LC4 or CrMnSiNi2A). Its depth
must not be higher than 0.1mm and its area must not be larger than 15% of
cooperation area.
The common principle of checking and repairing the steel ball and
spring is:
·When there are slight rust-eaten, scratch vestige, and rusty spot on the
surface of steel ball, it may be polished. After being polished, if the steel ball is
according to the technical requirement, it should be used continuously.
·It is allowed that there are crack, rust-eaten, wear, tear and deformation on
the spring. The non-verticality between the vertical and the axial line of the
spring must be less than 3°. The difference value between the free-length and
designing-length must not be more than ±2%.
(2.4) Assembling
·Keeping the temperature, humidity and cleanness of room
The temperature, humidity of the room must be kept fixedness and the
circumstance of room must be clean.
·Washing and greasing parts
the precision metal part is washed by RH - 70 gas,

the common metal part is washed by washing gas,
the rubber part is washed by alcohol.
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After the part is dried by compressed gas or dried in the sun, it must be
greased.
·Soaking the rubber sealing ring
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 The rubber sealing ring must be soaked in the working liquid in 24 hours so
as to keep its shape. The rubber sealing ring must be assembled with the
guiding bar or sleeve. (see the Fig.1-6)
·Using special tools
Using special tools to assemble the accessory in order. When you assemble
the precision fit part, It is forbid to knock it. When the adjustable parts are
assembled, you must assemble it by marking, which is marked disassembling
the adjustable parts.
Notice: you must measure the clearance (gap) assembling the accessory.
·Retaining original fit part
Unchanging the precision fit part if no necessary. Notice protect the
precision fit surface.
·Screwing the bolt according to the order
Screwing the bolt according to the order and set force.
·Shortening assembling time
The purpose of shortening assembling time is to avoid rust-eaten for metal
parts. If the assembling time is longer, you must grease the surface to protect
metal parts.
(2.5) Testing
·Strength test
·Tightness test
·Working performance test
·Life-span test
·Environment test
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 In the last lesson, we will introduce this test in detail. After testing, the
accessory must be filled hydraulic oil (YH- 10).
(2.6) Locking
·Lock-wire (Lead sealing)
·Split pin
·Center dot (punching)
·Spring washer
·Safety washer
You can read the book by yourself.
(2.7) Production
Last, we must write technical files, such as working performance record,
trouble record, and so on.

3、 Summary
In this lesson, we know the clue of this book and main learn the purpose
and content of the pre-checking and the general request of checking and
repairing.
The emphasis of this lesson is the general request of checking and
repairing.