REFLECTOR:FG nose wheel tire removal
Donald Royer
reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 5 May 2003 22:17:03 -0600
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This post makes it clear what is causing you trouble.The 3/4" diameter =
part(s) are simply bushings on the 5/8" axle that keep the wheel =
centered on the axle. The axle is 5/8" all the way through and it is =
threaded into the fork on the side opposite the set screw. Remove the =
set screw and the axle can then be screwed out by screwing a short bolt =
into the tapped hole where the wheel pant is attached on the side of the =
fork opposite the set screw, and turning the axle using the head of the =
short bolt. Use an AN or grade 8 short bolt, because if it has been a =
while since the axle has been removed it might turn pretty hard and you =
don't want twist off the little bolt.
Once the axle is removed, the wheel may or may not come out of the fork =
in one piece. If the bosses on the inside of the fork keep you from =
removing the wheel in one piece you will have to take the wheel haves =
apart while the wheel is still in the fork as was described in several =
of the posts.
Don
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From: douglas holub=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:FG nose wheel tire removal
Thanks everybody. This wheel assembly is 16 years old, and maybe it =
doesn't look like yours do now. There's only one long set screw. The =
axle is as long as the fork is wide. I can see a 5/8" axle flush with =
the outside of both sides of the fork, but the axle is 3/4" where it =
goes through the wheel bearings. Both ends of the axle have a tapped =
hole in the center; that's where my wheel pant attaches. There's no =
screwdriver slot with which to turn the axle. I wonder if the 3/4" =
diameter part is just a bushing and the axle is 5/8" diameter and just =
pressed in.
Doug
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Laurence Coen=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:FG nose wheel tire removal
Doug,=20
I am guessing that you are not the builder of your aircraft. The =
wheel needs to be removed from the fork by extracting the axle. The =
wheel has through bolts that when removed allow the wheel to be =
separated into two halves which allows the tire to be removed. The rest =
is obvious.
Larry Coen=20
SE RG Franklin
----- Original Message -----=20
From: douglas holub=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:30 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:FG nose wheel tire removal
My FG nose gear tire is flat. Can somebody tell me how to remove =
the tire and the tube? It looks like the fork has everything trapped.
Doug Holub
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This post makes it clear what is causing you =
trouble.The 3/4"=20
diameter part(s) are simply bushings on the 5/8" axle that keep the =
wheel=20
centered on the axle. The axle is 5/8" all the way through and it is =
threaded=20
into the fork on the side opposite the set screw. Remove the set screw =
and the=20
axle can then be screwed out by screwing a short bolt into the tapped =
hole where=20
the wheel pant is attached on the side of the fork opposite the set=20
screw, and turning the axle using the head of the short bolt. Use =
an AN or=20
grade 8 short bolt, because if it has been a while since the axle =
has been=20
removed it might turn pretty hard and you don't want twist off the =
little=20
bolt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Once the axle is removed, the wheel may or may not =
come out of=20
the fork in one piece. If the bosses on the inside of the fork keep you =
from=20
removing the wheel in one piece you will have to take the wheel haves =
apart=20
while the wheel is still in the fork as was described in several of the=20
posts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Don</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Ddoug.holub@worldnet.att.net=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: REFLECTOR:FG nose =
wheel tire=20
removal</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks everybody. This wheel =
assembly is 16=20
years old, and maybe it doesn't look like yours do now. There's =
only one=20
long set screw. The axle is as long as the fork is =
wide. I=20
can see a 5/8" axle flush with the outside of both sides of the =
fork, but=20
the axle is 3/4" where it goes through the wheel bearings. Both =
ends of=20
the axle have a tapped hole in the center; that's where my wheel pant=20
attaches. There's no screwdriver slot with which to turn the =
axle. =20
I wonder if the 3/4" diameter part is just a bushing and the axle is =
5/8"=20
diameter and just pressed in.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dlwcoen@hotmail.com =
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Coen</A> </DIV>
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title=3Dreflector@tvbf.org=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 05, 2003 =
8:19=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: REFLECTOR:FG =
nose wheel=20
tire removal</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am guessing that you are not the =
builder of=20
your aircraft. The wheel needs to be removed from the fork by=20
extracting the axle. The wheel has through bolts that when =
removed=20
allow the wheel to be separated into two halves which allows the =
tire to be=20
removed. The rest is obvious.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry Coen </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SE RG Franklin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 05, 2003 =
7:30=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> REFLECTOR:FG nose =
wheel tire=20
removal</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My FG nose gear tire is =
flat. Can=20
somebody tell me how to remove the tire and the tube? It =
looks like=20
the fork has everything trapped.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug=20
Holub</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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