Change the tire to a 700x6. It will solve the tire rubbing the landing gear
frame. I have used the 700x6 size past seven years w/o any problems.
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Jim Brown
--- On Thu, 1/29/09, p-a.austin <p-a.austin@xnet.co.nz> wrote:
From: p-a.austin <p-a.austin@xnet.co.nz>
Subject: Europa-List: Mono Wheel Tyre
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 4:39 AM
<p-a.austin@xnet.co.nz>
Team,
Prior to first flight I replaced the original tyre supplied by Europa with
a
Tru-trac 8.00 x 6 x 6 ply after several cycles it started to rub against th
e
root end of the L/gear forks progressively getting worse, I made up two spa
cers
ending up with 3mm thick on the right side and 2mm on the left and all was
well.
Having now done just over 100 cycles it is starting to rub again on both si
des,
I'm loath to add more spacers for fear of getting to close or starting to
conflict with the Rudder cables passing through the wheel well. As I see it
I
have two options, replace the Tyre with a narrower one (would that be a 7.0
0 x 6
x 6 ?) or remove the swing arm (with all the work that entails) and get an
engineering shop to reform it, which would allow the removal of the existin
g
spacers and retain the existing tyre. I would appreciate the forums thought
s on
the pro's and cons as regards the narrower tyre etc. I use grass strips,
tyre at approx 20psi.
Regards
Peter Austin
Classic ZK-ZEB.
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