---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 05/06/10: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:25 AM - Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (thomas sargent) 2. 09:51 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (dale1rv6@comcast.net) 3. 10:01 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (Craig Gallenbach) 4. 10:01 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (Craig Gallenbach) 5. 10:42 AM - Van's Downloads - RV-8A (Valovich, Paul) 6. 11:05 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (Bill Boyd) 7. 11:22 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (Denis Walsh) 8. 11:24 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (thomas sargent) 9. 11:51 AM - Re: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? (Bill Boyd) 10. 03:37 PM - Re: N998RV Flies - Teaser Shot! (eddies) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:25:28 AM PST US Subject: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? From: thomas sargent I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my 6A. He said to look at the Matco website because they had instructions for torquing the thing down. I called Matco because I could not find the instructions. They told me about this new WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to solve the problem of torquing these things. It allows you to torque the bearings independently of installing the wheel in the fork. This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. -- Tom Sargent RV-6A Final assembly ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:51:45 AM PST US From: dale1rv6@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? The axel is very good and solves a weak link in the landing gear. Not only provides the best way to control proper bearing torque, but also gives a mu ch stronger axel to reduce flexing that can cause adverse drag on the rotat ion of the wheel. Matco was also selling the best nose tire I have found. M uch better than the regular lamb tire. Dale RV6a 1300 TT Search "RV6a Nose wheel taxi test" for video ----- Original Message ----- From: "thomas sargent" Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2010 11:18:16 AM GMT -05:00 Colombia Subject: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my 6A.=C2- H e said to look at the Matco website because they had instructions for torqu ing the thing down.=C2- I called Matco because I could not find the instr uctions.=C2- They told me about this new WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to sol ve the problem of torquing these things.=C2- It allows you to torque the bearings independently of installing the wheel in the fork.=C2- This is all news to me.=C2- Has any one used this kit?=C2- They claim t hat aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them.=C2- It's about $50. -- Tom Sargent RV-6A Final assembly == ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:01:18 AM PST US From: Craig Gallenbach Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel bearings. On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my 6A. He said to look at the Matco website because they had instructions for torquing the thing down. I called Matco because I could not find the instructions. They told me about this new WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to solve the problem of torquing these things. It allows you to torque the bearings independently of installing the wheel in the fork. This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. -- Tom Sargent RV-6A Final assembly ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:01:25 AM PST US From: Craig Gallenbach Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel bearings. On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my 6A. He said to look at the Matco website because they had instructions for torquing the thing down. I called Matco because I could not find the instructions. They told me about this new WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to solve the problem of torquing these things. It allows you to torque the bearings independently of installing the wheel in the fork. This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. -- Tom Sargent RV-6A Final assembly ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:42:43 AM PST US From: "Valovich, Paul" Subject: RV-List: Van's Downloads - RV-8A I repeatedly tried to download the "3-View All" file from Van's website - but repeatedly the end result was a crashed computer with numerous error/wa rning messages. Ran out of time and put the task in the temporary "Too Hard " bin. Can anyone email me the 3-view RV-8A files? Thanks, Paul Valovich ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:05:49 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? From: Bill Boyd I believe I'd like to do this mod also, since I am looking at replacing broken nose wheel attach brackets for the second time and have had one prior failure of the unsealed wheel bearings that came with my vintage '94 nose wheel. I remember how tricky it was to set the pre-load each time the nose wheel was dismounted for bearing replacement, flat tire repair, and wheel pant rough-airstrip damage. Am I correct that I will need to buy a new wheel in order to utilize the neoprene sealed bearing design? Might as well replace the lamb tire while I am at it. Anyone make the nose wheel pant attach brackets in stainless steel? The aluminum ones eventually fatigue and part, in my repeated experience. -Bill B RV-6A On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Craig Gallenbach wrote: > I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel > bearings. > > > On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: > > I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my 6A. He > said to look at the Matco website because they had instructions for torquing > the thing down. I called Matco because I could not find the instructions. > They told me about this new WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to solve the problem > of torquing these things. It allows you to torque the bearings > independently of installing the wheel in the fork. > > This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that > aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. > > -- > Tom Sargent > RV-6A Final assembly > > * > > * > > * > > > * > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:22:44 AM PST US From: Denis Walsh Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? I believe you are correct. I discovered this using the Irish method. I ordered the axle only to find it won't fit the old RV-6A Cleveland set up. Hence my belief that you will need a Matco wheel, and bearings to go with the new axle. Let us know about the tire> DW On May 6, 2010, at 12:03 , Bill Boyd wrote: > I believe I'd like to do this mod also, since I am looking at > replacing broken nose wheel attach brackets for the second time and > have had one prior failure of the unsealed wheel bearings that came > with my vintage '94 nose wheel. I remember how tricky it was to set > the pre-load each time the nose wheel was dismounted for bearing > replacement, flat tire repair, and wheel pant rough-airstrip damage. > > Am I correct that I will need to buy a new wheel in order to utilize > the neoprene sealed bearing design? Might as well replace the lamb > tire while I am at it. > > Anyone make the nose wheel pant attach brackets in stainless steel? > The aluminum ones eventually fatigue and part, in my repeated > experience. > > -Bill B RV-6A > > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Craig Gallenbach > wrote: > I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel > bearings. > > > On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: > >> I just asked Ken at Van's about installing the nose wheel on my >> 6A. He said to look at the Matco website because they had >> instructions for torquing the thing down. I called Matco because I >> could not find the instructions. They told me about this new >> WHLAXLE24 kit which seems to solve the problem of torquing these >> things. It allows you to torque the bearings independently of >> installing the wheel in the fork. >> >> This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim >> that aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. >> >> -- >> Tom Sargent >> RV-6A Final assembly >> >> >> > > > t="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List > > tp://forums.matronics.com > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:24:37 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? From: thomas sargent Bill: My wheel is from 1999 and they told me I can still use it. It's an NW501.25 wheel, I think. Am I correct that I will need to buy a new wheel in order to utilize the > neoprene sealed bearing design? Might as well replace the lamb tire while I > am at it. > > > -Bill B RV-6A > > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Craig Gallenbach wrote: > >> I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel >> bearings. >> >> >> On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: >> >> >> This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that >> aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. >> >> -- >> Tom Sargent >> RV-6A Final assembly >> >> -- Tom Sargent ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:51:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Matco WHLAXLE24 retrofit kit for RV nose wheel? From: Bill Boyd Simple enough - I'll just pull the wheel pant and see if it says Cleveland or MATCO, right? While I'm at it, might as well tool-up to do the "nose gear anti-dig-in/flip-over" mod and the "taper pin in the hogged-out engine mount socket hole" mod, too. My, but I dislike down-time, even scheduled down-time :-) Is it just me, or did Van under-engineer the 6A nose wheel compared to the rest of the design? -Bill B On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 2:24 PM, thomas sargent wrote: > Bill: > My wheel is from 1999 and they told me I can still use it. It's an > NW501.25 wheel, I think. > > > Am I correct that I will need to buy a new wheel in order to utilize the >> neoprene sealed bearing design? Might as well replace the lamb tire while I >> am at it. >> >> >> -Bill B RV-6A >> >> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Craig Gallenbach wrote: >> >>> I installed one. Works great. Much better way to preload the wheel >>> bearings. >>> >>> >>> On May 6, 2010, at 12:18 PM, thomas sargent wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is all news to me. Has any one used this kit? They claim that >>> aircraft spruce is just beginning to sell them. It's about $50. >>> >>> -- >>> Tom Sargent >>> RV-6A Final assembly >>> >>> -- > Tom Sargent > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 03:37:31 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: Re: N998RV Flies - Teaser Shot! From: "eddies" Hi Matt, Been following your progress for a while now and enjoying the ride. 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