Re: Europa-List: Europa tri-gear wheel change

[William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>]

I use a giant wire cable u clamp round the gear leg with the nuts facing down.  Finger tight is good enough.   These go into any short plank.   This can be used as a platform for a car jack.

Remember to chock all other wheels!!!

William Daniell
+1 786 878 0246

On Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 11:00 Dpc <dpc@knightonweb.com> wrote:

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To remove the wheel I insert a snug fitting solid steel bar into the open end of the axle and jack on that. If you put the jack far enough along the bar away from the wheel, once you’ve got the wheel loose you can then slide the wheel onto the steel bar. You can then support the steel bar or axle stub from the ‘inside’ side of the wheel and hence slide the wheel right off. You do need to be a bit careful not to distort the axle tube, but if the bar fits snugly enough then I’ve not had a problem with this.

I don’t usually carry the bar with me on trips as it’s quite heavy. Would have to look for something similar locally if I had a wheel issue away from base! Maybe a shorter version of the bar might work but you’d then have to rely on temporarily making a support on the bottom end of the leg to get the wheel off.

You can in theory also jack on this end of the gear leg (ie on the inside of the wheel) but it’s an awkward shape too fit a jack to and I feel that jacking there is not very stable.

Hope that helps. Feel free to give me a call if you want more explanation! Message me directly and I’ll send you a number.

Best regards

David
GBWJH

> On 28 Oct 2023, at 09:47, JonathanMilbank <jdmilbank@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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