The jacking block is a great idea but if you are without one there is
another easy solution.
Most jacks kits (aka Halfords) and calso ars come with foldable metal
wheel chocks.
Open out the chock as you would with a car and hold the face of the
chock (which would normally face the wheel) against the underside of the
swinging arm such that the top edge of the chock sits against the two
boltheads which protrude from the underside of the arm. They are only
about 3mm in depth but it is sufficient to support the weight of the
aircraft.
The jack is then placed underneath the chock and as long as pressure is
applied it will hold the chock in place and enable the wheel to be
jacked off the deck and removed for repair.
Because the chock is made of thin guage mild steel it will seat itself
against the bolt heads and there is little chance of being displaced.
None the less it would be sensible to support the swinging arm with a
block of wood while the wheel is away being fixed.
Its not as good as the proper block (discussed in this forum) but as I
said it is a readily available solution which will get you out of a fix.
I have used it a couple of times as I have had problems with the
hydraulic brake cylinder siezing and locking up the brake.
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul McAllister
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 2:48 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Tire change
Hi all.
For what its worth I always travel with my jacking block. I have had
one incident where my tube blew out on landing at an airport away from
my home base. It would have been very difficult to deal with the
situation had I not had a jacking block with me.
To give you an idea I had 5 hefty guys to help be move my aircraft and
it was a major effort to move it the 3 ~ 4 meters required to clear the
airstrip.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Terry Seaver
(terrys)
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:11 PM
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Tire change
Hi Jerry,
Another option for removing the monowheel wheel is a simple wood
jacking block, as seen in the following Europa mods link;
http://terryseaver.home.comcast.net/N135TD_mods.htm
Look at the section titled; Mono-wheel jacking block
regards,
Terry Seaver
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Rehn
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 1:49 PM
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: Europa-List: Tire change
I am going to change my tire and tube and was looking to
recommendation for lifting aircraft to remove tire. I have a hoist-crane
that I could lift at the engine or engine mount. Would that cause any
issues or too much stress at attach points? Thanks for help
Jerry
914 Mono
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