Now a question on reassembly. I was taught last century that the newly installed greased bearings were installed on the wheel/axle assembly and the axle nut tightened to a good snug fit. The wheel was rotated to 'work" out the excess grease. Next the axle nut was loosened and retightened to take up all slack in the bearing. Then the nut was cotter pinned to the axle as is or went to the next tighter position to perform the cotter pin operation. This was done to prevent false brinelling created by the vibrating wheel in flight on a loose bearing. Is this still true or has the technology of aircraft wheels, bearings, and or lubrication got us past this problem? Bb Morrissey, New Bern, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:00 PM Subject: Re: KR> removing Cleveland bearings?
> OK, I guess I answered this one myself (before I read Orma's reply). Once I > had it split, there was still no way to get them out, so closer examination > revealed a thin snapring on the outside. So I split them for no reason. > The snapring popped right out, and the bearings fell out. Indeed, there's > not much grease in there. So little that they rattle! To the airport > tomorrow, and hopefully flying this weekend. The weather's supposed to be > gorgeous. Ran the engine some more today, for a total of about 2.5 hours so > far. It runs fine so far... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
