Releasing air in nose strut

[jclisham]

So, noticed my new to me Cherokee is popping a bit of a wheelie vs. the 3.25 - 3.5" of Strut that should be showing for nose strut. Is it safe to assume I'll need to remove the cowl to get a the air release? ...Or better yet, anyone have a good pic/diagram I can reference? I didn't get a chance to dig around and look while at hangar as I needed to leave for an appointment. I'd just like to know what I'm getting into. I'm thinking it's as easy as just slowly letting out air until I get the required height...Right? Oddly, looking at pics from when I took the plane home (couple weeks ago), it's actually a bit more exposed now. It was 'tall' then too, but now it's 'taller'. Any reason for that?

Thanks
John

 

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