Removing front pan?

[Taoufiq]

Trying to remove the front pan, a liquid poped out when i pushed on the back of the plane to lift the front, and still can t remove the pan. Am i missing something?

 

[ateamer]

What is the front pan? What kind of plane?

 

[Taoufiq]

What is the front pan? What kind of plane?

Front wheel cover 1966 c172

 

[Dana]

I think you meant to say, "pant".

Sounds like a blown oleo seal.

 

[Gary Ward]

You didn't read the service manual. Never lift the weight off the strut with the stop link bolt out.
You get to rebuild/ reassembly the strut it sounds?
Those front strut links are tricky to remove for installing front wheel pants.
You don't loose any fluid doing in the right order.

 

[Gary Ward]

I took the bolt out to remove the top plate, then you put it back in before lifting.

I pulled the rear down with my 53# tool box and put the jack there as a backup.
At this point the pant goes on or off. Mine is a tight fit and turns sideways going on and off.

 

[Dan Thomas]

Owner maintenance of stuff that isn't legally so, it sounds like. That strut can pop right out with the link disconnected, and then what do you do? If you let the nose go down enough, the CG shifts forward enough that you might not be able to stop it, and you at least crumple the cowling, and maybe bend a prop blade. If the strut stays in the cylinder an inch or so, any weight put on it will cock it and destroy just about everything there.