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Illustrated parts List

Grove Aircraft Exploded-View Diagrams Package

Quickly pinpoint and identify every component in your Grove wheel and brake assemblies with this comprehensive exploded-view download. Inside you’ll find:

• High-Resolution Illustrations: Detailed exploded diagrams of main wheel, brake caliper, torque plate, master cylinder, and axle hardware assemblies.

• Part Number Callouts: Each component is clearly labeled with Grove part numbers for effortless ordering or cross-reference.

• Assembly Sequence: Visual guidance showing the correct order of parts and fasteners for disassembly and reassembly.

• Universal Format: Delivered as a printable PDF (or high-quality PNG) so you can reference it in the hangar or include it in maintenance manuals.

• Maintenance Aid: Ideal for service technicians, homebuilders, and parts departments to ensure accurate identification and installation of Grove Aircraft components.

Download this package to streamline parts look-up, simplify repairs, and keep your maintenance operations running smoothly.

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Maintenance Instructions

Grove Disc Brake Conversion ICA for Piper PA-18 Series (Doc CDP2337-00024 Rev B)

This 16-page Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) provides all the essential procedures and inspections for servicing the Grove Disc Brake Conversion installed under STC SA01704LA on Piper PA-18 series aircraft. Inside you’ll find:

• Revision & Record Keeping: A complete “Record of Revisions” and “List of Effective Pages” to ensure your manual remains current.

• System Overview: Detailed description of the conversion components—caliper assemblies, torque plates, discs, and fasteners—and their operation.

• Maintenance Practices: Step-by-step disassembly, cleaning, inspection criteria (including lining wear limits), O-ring care, and assembly instructions.

• Installation & Bleeding: Guidance on mounting torque plates, brake discs, calipers, and bleeding/adjustment techniques to achieve proper pedal travel and “hard pedal” feel.

• Troubleshooting & Limits: A concise troubleshooting matrix for common brake issues and airworthiness limitations to meet FAR 23 requirements.

• Inspection Schedule & Forms: Recommended inspection intervals aligned with annual checks, plus an easy-to-use inspection checklist form.

• Appendices: FAA-approved model list and references to related publications for complete continued airworthiness compliance.

Whether you’re performing routine inspections, overhauls, or troubleshooting on a PA-18 with Grove’s STC-approved disc brakes, this ICA equips you with the FAA-required data and procedures to keep your aircraft safe and airworthy.

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Installation Instructions

BF Goodrich/Hayes Disc Brake Conversion Kit Installation Instructions (Doc 76600, 08/17/2017)

This PDF provides step-by-step guidance for converting Grove Aircraft wheels to the BF Goodrich/Hayes disc brake system. Inside you’ll find:

• Complete Parts List: Detailed inventory of brake discs, torque plates, caliper assemblies, hardware, tubing, unions, and drill bit required for installation.

• Disassembly & Prep: Instructions for removing existing wheels, drums, and brake frames; inspecting and prepping gear legs, axles, and wheel hubs for conversion.

• Brake Disc Installation: Precision procedures for press-fitting, match-drilling, deburring, and riveting new brake discs to the wheel.

• Aircraft Reassembly: Proper techniques for reinstalling wheels, adjusting axle nuts for correct bearing preload, and safety-wiring.

• Caliper Mounting & Brake Line Fabrication: Guidance on mounting caliper assemblies, routing or fabricating brake lines using supplied unions or elbows, and ensuring line freedom for floating calipers.

• Brake Bleeding & Conditioning: Bottom-up bleeding method using Mil-H-5606 fluid, troubleshooting “soft pedal” or excessive travel, and achieving a hard, responsive pedal.

• Final Inspection & Paperwork: Torque values, safety-wire requirements, logbook entries and FAA Form 337 completion for return to service.

• Brake Pad Break-In: Procedures to generate the required glazed layer on new organic brake pads for optimal stopping performance.

Perfect for technicians performing the disc brake upgrade, this document ensures a safe, compliant, and reliable installation every time.

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