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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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 Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: wheel nuts |
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I am up to the wheel nuts on my trike, and have SERIOUS doubts about the 150
foot pounds
quoted in the build manual. Given these are alluminium nuts, coupled with
fact these are tapered
bearings, IF i was able to get the nuts THAT tight the wheel would not
rotate. My previous
experience with wheel bearings on cars trucks trailers etc has always been
to set the bearing nut
to be tight enough to eliminate any chance of end float and just snug enough
the wheel can be turned
freely but with a small amount of resistance.
Checked by AVG.
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rholder(at)avnet.co.uk
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: wheel nuts |
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craig bastin wrote:
| Quote: | I am up to the wheel nuts on my trike, and have SERIOUS
doubts about the 150 foot pounds quoted in the build
manual. Given these are alluminium nuts, coupled with
fact these are tapered bearings, IF i was able to get
the nuts THAT tight the wheel would not rotate. My
previous experience with wheel bearings on cars trucks
trailers etc has always been to set the bearing nut to
be tight enough to eliminate any chance of end float
and just snug enough the wheel can be turned freely but
with a small amount of resistance.
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RTFM !
It is 150 INCH pounds !
And the nuts are brass coloured; definitely NOT aluminium
or even aluminum !
When in douibt follow the manual - and read it several
times at different times with an open mind 
Richard Holder
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g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: wheel nuts |
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See manual Page 29T-8
It is 150 INCH pounds, not FOOT
On my aircraft this is about right.
Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 200 hours
Europa Club Mods Rep (Trigear)
e-mail mods(at)europaclub.org.uk
or direct g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: wheel nuts |
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Thanks Ian
I figured as much,
the other figure quoted in my manual is 17.25 KGf/m which is still what 125
foot pounds
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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:43 am Post subject: wheel nuts |
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I DID RTFM and......
the other figure quoted in my manual is 17.25 KGf/m which is still what 125
foot pounds
I did however just look at the manual online and it reads 1.725 kgf/m so it
would seem that
my manual is WRONG which is after all why i queried it.
As for the nuts, mine weigh in at 4 grams each and are NOT magnetic, so it
they are NOT
aluminium I would love to know what they are. To me they have all the
appearance of being
hard annodised aluminium, same as all my flared line fittings, given the
colour is imparted
during the process (if they are annodised alloy) they could be any colour
really.
RTFM !
It is 150 INCH pounds !
And the nuts are brass coloured; definitely NOT aluminium
or even aluminum !
When in douibt follow the manual - and read it several
times at different times with an open mind
Richard Holder
Checked by AVG.
6:26 PM
Checked by AVG.
6:26 PM
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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:28 am Post subject: wheel nuts |
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not wrong at all Craig, no suvh thing as a daft question either!
btw why can't I get smileys when I reply, only when I write a new message?
Graham
craig bastin wrote:
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Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt askings questions the sign of an open
mind
after all only a fool knows everything
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