---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 02/19/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:24:51 AM PST US From: danny shepherd Subject: Europa-List: wheel removal 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:44:56 AM PST US From: "Robert C Harrison" Subject: Europa-List: 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 -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of danny shepherd Sent: 19 February 2010 13:23 Subject: Europa-List: wheel removal 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 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:02 AM PST US From: "Bud Yerly" Subject: Re: Europa-List: wheel removal Photo E-mail Play slideshow | Download images 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 the manual. Hope this helps. Bud Yerly Custom Flight Creations US Europa Dealer ----- Original Message ----- From: danny shepherd To: matronics Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:23 AM Subject: Europa-List: wheel removal > 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 http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List http://www.matronics.com/contribution This MSN Photo E-mail slideshow will be available for 30 days. To share high quality pictures with your friends and family using MSN Photo E-mail, join MSN. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:52:46 AM PST US From: Jeff B Subject: Re: Europa-List: 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: > > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.