Art,
I have run across this situation before......
You will have to disassemble the lower part of the gear leg. I hope you have the airplane on a good set of stands, as you will partially retract the gear...and it may stay that way for a while.
With the gear halfway up, remove at least one end of the torque link, the brake hose from the brake assembly and the gear compression cable.
With some effort, you can pull the lower gear assembly from the upper. See how much fluid is in the tube you removed. I'll bet little or none.....Clean and mike the sliding part of the gear tube. Up at the top, it should be 1.848." Now mike the bottom, 1 to 2" above the end of the machining. Check for roundness, too. If it is .010" or more worn or pitted, I doubt it will hold fluid. It's time for a "hard chrome" job.
Now, pull the lower bushing. It is threaded and will take a special spanner. Mike the inside diameter.
When new, there was about .005/.006 clearance from that earlier 1.848" figure. If there is more than .020 clearance, it time for a new bushing.
Now, pull the chevron packings. I'll bet they are old and stiff....kinda like me in the morning...hahaha.
and that is why you first took notice of your problem. There's a washer at the top of the chevron stack. Don't lose it.
I didn't mention it earlier, but inside the lower gear leg, there is a tubular spacer and a coil taxi spring.
On rare occasion, the spring can break.
A year or so ago, I gave Robert Szego a complete list of blueprints for the 14-13 series that are available from the Smithsonian. I'll bet there's an assembly print for the landing gear in there.
It sounds like a hard job, but it is not.
Good luck
Dan
