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Albert, actually it does work with the gear leg fairing attached. In
fact, you can leave it on the gear and re-install the wheel pant and go
flying if you wanted to (without the bottle jack, of course). A floor or
scissor jack will work if your traveling without the bottle jack.
It fits on the leg where the pant to leg fairing is, and clears both. I
designed it that way so it can be stored there if you wanted to (either
gear leg). You would need to use lock nuts to secure it if you were to
leave it on for flight.
With the tire just off the ground, I tested the stability of the system
by ranking on the wing tip fore and aft, up and down, simulating about a
force 5 hurricane, and was unable to knock it off the jack. Try that
with your wing jacks. This is the safest way to service a wheel.
Chris Hukill
Time: 05:05:27 PM PST US
From: "Albert" <ibspud@roadrunner.com>
Subject: RE: RV10-List: wheel jack
If you have gear leg fairings installed this method won't work. There
is
also an extension that goes into the gear leg after you remove the axel
nut.
It has a place where a bottle jack would fit to raise the wheel off of
the
ground. But, you have to remove the wheel pant first. First flat I had
away
from home I found the two bottom screws in my wheel pant were almot
sitting
on the ground and I couldn't remove them. Now those botton screws are
hex
head so I can get to them. Even so I prefer my wing jacks.
Albert Gardner
RV-10 N991RV
Yuma, AZ
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Where can I buy one. J
You have me sold. I use the Vans solution and not very happy with it, but
it works in a pinch..
I am doing a tire rotation in Dec so I will need both tires off the ground
at the same time. Maybe I want two.....
Rene'
801-721-6080
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hukill
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:27 AM
Subject: RV10-List: wheel jack
Albert, actually it does work with the gear leg fairing attached. In fact,
you can leave it on the gear and re-install the wheel pant and go flying if
you wanted to (without the bottle jack, of course). A floor or scissor jack
will work if your traveling without the bottle jack.
It fits on the leg where the pant to leg fairing is, and clears both. I
designed it that way so it can be stored there if you wanted to (either gear
leg). You would need to use lock nuts to secure it if you were to leave it
on for flight.
With the tire just off the ground, I tested the stability of the system by
ranking on the wing tip fore and aft, up and down, simulating about a force
5 hurricane, and was unable to knock it off the jack. Try that with your
wing jacks. This is the safest way to service a wheel.
Chris Hukill
Time: 05:05:27 PM PST US
From: "Albert" <ibspud@roadrunner.com>
Subject: RE: RV10-List: wheel jack
If you have gear leg fairings installed this method won't work. There is
also an extension that goes into the gear leg after you remove the axel nut.
It has a place where a bottle jack would fit to raise the wheel off of the
ground. But, you have to remove the wheel pant first. First flat I had away
from home I found the two bottom screws in my wheel pant were almot sitting
on the ground and I couldn't remove them. Now those botton screws are hex
head so I can get to them. Even so I prefer my wing jacks.
Albert Gardner
RV-10 N991RV
Yuma, AZ
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