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acs(at)acspropeller.com.a
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: Nose wheel

Further to the archived info on nose wheel valve  stem clearance and the different wheel you can use, have the flying tens had any  further issues with the turning of the axle spacers and axle?

 Using the stock parts as supplied by Vans,  including the original stainless spacers, my wheel won't turn by hand at all.  Correct torque applied. Also, I noticed Vans still say it's o.k to use either of  their spacer designs although they are shipping the alloy version with their  later kits. Given that Tims fix is well documented on his site, how have other  builders addressed this?

  

 John 40315 (finishing misnomers)

  

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: Nose wheel

I still haven't gotten around to replacing my parts, but right now

they're keyed so they can't spin.  I would absolutely 100%

without a doubt, with zero reservations say that people should

not use the stainless ones unless they both protect their forks,

and prevent them from spinning.  You will *think* that all

will be well, because upon first assembly it all just seems

ok.  But, with those stainless parts you will eventually have

a problem and when you do, you'll wreck your fork like I did.

That's the single worst flaw I've had to deal with in the 200

hours I've flown.  Having not installed the new parts yet,

I can't say that they'll be better, but they sure as heck can't

be worse....so I'd use the new ones.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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John Dunne wrote:

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		   Further to the archived info on nose wheel valve stem clearance and the 

 different wheel you can use, have the flying tens had any further issues 

 with the turning of the axle spacers and axle?

 Using the stock parts as supplied by Vans, including the original 

 stainless spacers, my wheel won't turn by hand at all. Correct torque 

 applied. Also, I noticed Vans still say it's o.k to use either of their 

 spacer designs although they are shipping the alloy version with their 

 later kits. Given that Tims fix is well documented on his site, how have 

 other builders addressed this?

  

 John 40315 (finishing misnomers)

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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Nose wheel

I have replaced them on 3 planes.  The steel parts had worn down under the

bearing and we shorter and doing absolutely nothing.  The wheel actually

wiggled back and forth.  Fortunately they wore out on the steel flange on

the bearing and didn't wear into the fork, so the fork didn't need to be

replaced.  I had to turn the axle down a little bit on all 3 planes, but

they seem to work great now.  The big deal is the contact surface on the

bearing, but it also helps to have that much surface on the fork as well.

Having the axle the right length is crucial also.



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Jesse Saint

Saint Aviation, Inc.

jesse(at)saintaviation.com

www.saintaviation.com

Cell: 352-427-0285

Fax: 815-377-3694



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