A pin assembly for insertion into a pin joint (4) of an aircraft landing gear (2) is disclosed. The pin assembly includes a reservoir (18) for storing a lubricating agent and a piston (22) mounted for reciprocal movement within the reservoir (18), the piston (22) dividing the reservoir into a first chamber (19a) and a second chamber (19b). A bi-directional flow path between the first and second chambers (19a, 19b) via the surface to be lubricated (33, 37) is provided by means of a first bi-directional flow path between the first chamber (19a) and the exterior of the pin assembly and a second bi-directional flow path between the second chamber (19b) and the exterior of the pin assembly. A pin assembly including an indicator system, and a pin insert in the form of a replaceable cartridge is also disclosed along with associated methods.
LANDING GEAR JOINT LUBRICATION
SCHMIERUNG EINES FAHRWERKSGELENKS
LUBRIFICATION DE JOINT DE TRAIN D'ATTERRISSAGE
2025-05-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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