Duncan,
When I replaced the original pneumatic 8" tailwheel of my early
"Classic" with the newer solid wheel assembly, I was appalled by the
fact that the replacement had cheap (non aviation quality) bearings and
no spacer between to support the clamping force.
I removed the bearings and spacer from the original - and machined out
the new wheel to accept them. It took about an hour on the "Myford" and
didn't cost a penny. The wheel now runs perfectly true, feels smoother
and can be clamped positively without that horrible "gradual tightening"
feeling.
I believe you too have one of the early classics - so you might want to
dig out the original wheel and rob the bearings and spacer?
Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ami McFadyean" <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Europa-List: Tailwheel bearings
<ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
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 McF.
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