Thanks, that helps greatly.
Can you let me have the ID and total depth of the hub that the bearings sit
in please.
What stops the "wheel-barrow" bearings from migrating in the hub if the
original design?
Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kingsley Hurst" <hurstkr@growzone.com.au>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Tailwheel bearings
<hurstkr@growzone.com.au>
>
> Duncan McFadyean wrote:
> > Has anyone tried to replace the bearings to the solid XS-style
> tailwheel (ie
> without replacing the whole wheel asembly). How easily do the old
> bearings
> come out and is there a standard part that can replace them?
>
> Duncan,
>
> I am in the process of doing this right now. The first bearing will tap
> out quite easily with a round punch put through the hole in the opposite
> side bearing and onto the outer ring of the bearing to be removed. Just
> tap gently with a hammer and ensure you run the punch around the bearing
> in order to keep it as straight as possible as it is coming out. The
> second one is even easier.
>
> The bearings in these wheels are 'wheel barrow' bearings would you
> believe ? After seeing how they are made, I wouldn't even put one in a
> wheel barrow.
>
> I have purchased two fully sealed quality bearings of the same imperial
> size (sorry haven't seen them yet so don't know the number) and I am
> having circlip grooves machined inside the wheel in which to install
> circlips to limit the inward positioning of the new bearings.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Pssst - don't tell Renshaw!!
>
> Regards
> Kingsley Hurst
> Mono Classic 281 in Oz.
>
>
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