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1. 05:24 AM - wheel removal (danny shepherd)
2. 06:44 AM - Emailing: IMG_0871 (Robert C Harrison)
3. 09:23 AM - Re: wheel removal (Bud Yerly)
4. 09:52 AM - Re: wheel removal (Jeff B)
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Hi All,
I have to remove the wheels on my tri gear to grease them for
the annual. It only seems like yesterday she had her first flight :-( .
The nose wheel is obvious & easy, but what have other tri gear drivers
done to remove the mains? ie jacking, lifting the wing, using the engine
lift. I have sorted a few methods, but would appreciate the wealth of
knowledge from the forum .
Cheers Danny G-ceri
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| Subject: | Emailing: IMG_0871 |
Hi! Danny,
After a number of slight mishaps it is necessary to be able to Jack as close
as possible to where the gear legs go up into the fuselage. I now have two
pieces of quality wood 7.5"x2.5" each 0.75" thick screwed together. On one
side I have a neat hole 1.25" diameter spot faced 0.25" deep cut for it's
outside diameter to be 0.5" from the edge and in the middle of the timber
fore and aft.
Then on the other side I've scalloped out an area (cross hatched on the
photo)to allow the assembly to fit very close into the inboard of the gear
leg. This ensures two things:-
a) the wood transfers the jack loads into the gear leg socket
b) allows a 1 tonne caravan jack head to fit into the side which is spot
faced without slipping off.
Note there may be a weight and balance factor with different models and it
is only possible to do one wheel at a time, with nose wheel and remaining
main gear wheel well chocked.
The wood is light to carry as permanent kit since it should be possible to
find someone with a suitable jack wherever you are.
Made symmetrically will work for port and starboard wheels.
It could be slightly improved by fashioning out the unpainted flat face (or
upper surface) to a hollow to better fit the gear leg socket form.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of danny shepherd
Sent: 19 February 2010 13:23
Subject: Europa-List: wheel removal
<danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>
Hi All,
I have to remove the wheels on my tri gear to grease them for
the annual. It only seems like yesterday she had her first flight :-( .
The nose wheel is obvious & easy, but what have other tri gear drivers
done to remove the mains? ie jacking, lifting the wing, using the engine
lift. I have sorted a few methods, but would appreciate the wealth of
knowledge from the forum .
Cheers Danny G-ceri
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Danny,
It is a 12 step process. Like any airplane addiction.
I use a piece of steel that is 7/8 inch diameter (just fits in the
hollow axel of the main) that is about 16 inches long. A piece of 1/2
ID steel water pipe would work just as well.
Steps:
1 Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut.
2 Insert the pipe/tube/bar.
3 Using a scissors jack or 1.5 ton floor jack, raise the wheel an inch
or so.
4 Loosen the nut and pull the wheel and bearings out onto the pipe.
5 Put a suitable wood block (I use a couple of short 2x6s screwed
together) under the exposed axel.
6 Lower the wheel assembly.
7 Remove the jack and wheel.
8 Service the wheel/brakes as needed.
9 Insert jack tube and wheel assembly and jack just high enough to
remove the wood block.
10 Clean and lube the axel.
11 Insert wheel assembly.
12 Replace nut and washer and tighten nut and brake disk and safety IAW
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Hope this helps.
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations
US Europa Dealer
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From: danny shepherd<mailto:danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:23 AM
Subject: Europa-List: wheel removal
<danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk<mailto:danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>>
Hi All,
I have to remove the wheels on my tri gear to grease them
for
the annual. It only seems like yesterday she had her first flight :-(
.
The nose wheel is obvious & easy, but what have other tri gear drivers
done to remove the mains? ie jacking, lifting the wing, using the
engine
lift. I have sorted a few methods, but would appreciate the wealth
of
knowledge from the forum .
Cheers Danny G-ceri
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| Subject: | Re: wheel removal |
Danny,
Trikes are easy. I use a floor jack with a short 4x4 on the pad and a
towel on top, to protect the paint. I place it just inside the strut,
where it enters the fuse and jack it up enough to clear the tire. Never
had a problem and never damaged the A/C.
Jeff - Baby Blue
danny shepherd wrote:
> <danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>
>
> Hi All,
> I have to remove the wheels on my tri gear to grease them for
> the annual. It only seems like yesterday she had her first flight :-( .
> The nose wheel is obvious & easy, but what have other tri gear drivers
> done to remove the mains? ie jacking, lifting the wing, using the engine
> lift. I have sorted a few methods, but would appreciate the wealth of
> knowledge from the forum .
>
> Cheers Danny G-ceri
>
>
>
>
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