Description / Abstract:
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) covers an alternate gland
design for the installation of scraper/ wiper rings in the lower
end of landing gear shock struts for the purpose of contaminant
exclusion.
The defined scraper gland covered by this document, as shown in
Table 1, is a variant of AS4716, the accepted gland standard for
MS28775, O-ring packing seals. Piston rod diameters, gland internal
diameters, groove sidewall angles and the surface finish are all
defined by AS4716, but the gland outer retaining wall diameter is
changed. The traditional scraper design installed into the glands
detailed in Table 1 typically utilize components made from urethane
or nitrile materials. These scraper designs, while still
acceptable, must be reviewed in consideration to deicing, cleaners
and disinfectant fluids applied to or in contact with the landing
gear, as the materials of construction for the installed scrapers
may not be compatible to these fluids. Exposure of the scraper to
incompatible fluids is likely to reduce the performance of the
scraper.
In addition, an alternative scraper gland is also covered by
this document and shown in Table 2. It is also a variant of AS4716,
however this gland has a reduced atmospheric gland lip and profiled
lead in geometry to allow for a PTFE jacket metal spring energized
scraper to be installed. The advantages of the PTFE jacket metal
spring energized scraper design is that the materials of
construction are chemically inert, greatly reducing the possibility
of negative performance due to incompatibility with deicers,
cleaners and disinfectant fluids.
AS4088 is similar to the hardware design in Table 1 of this
document, which was developed by SAE A-6 for flight control and
general-purpose cylinders. It differs from this document primarily
by the clearance between the rod (piston) and outer gland wall.
Purpose
This document is intended to present a groove which will
accommodate an improved scraper/wiper ring assembly design and is
not intended to obsolete the MS33675 gland standard.