Hi Steve A 3/16 bolt would scare me too. Even if it is an AN bolt. In my case I use a peice of 3/4" chromoly steel tube so I can insert a tow bar into one end of the wheel fairing and move my plane around on the ground. I've located a good tapered bearing from McGuire Bearing Co. here in S.E. Portland that is well priced. I want a 3/4" ID and don't want to change anything on my nosewheel fork because it works. The specs are: Timken #LM11949 @ $6.49ea. (you need 2ea.) This is the bearing itself. The cup, or race, is # LM11910 @$2.44 ea. and 1.781" OD. I can make it work on my nose wheel. Another smaller (sized on the outside) bearing that is available is #4A @ $15.76 ea. (you need two) and the race for that is #6, @ $5.32 ea. I will go with the bigger ones. Do a google search, get the address, and they will ship them to you if that's what you want.
-Joe Message: 18 List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:29:16 -0500 From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: KR> Landing Gear (again) To: kr...@mylist.net Message-ID: <bay102-f35ea1fcd0c9fdc5e5957dec6...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Hi Joe Non-standard in this case means they don't have it. This is a bearing distrubitor that I've never been to that didn't have 3 to 5 grades, prices, of any size. I think the od was standard but the id was odd for the od. I didn't push it because I don't like the set-up. It has a 3/16 bolt running through the axle. It's a Dehli (sp) set-up and I take it that this works but I want more between my prop and the ground. I'm a ways from useing it but when the time comes think I will make another axle in a common size, 3/4, and put a 3/8 bolt through it. To put cone bearings in means they would need a nut on each end to keep the pre-load right. Ball bearings should work fine if they are good ones. As I say I'm a ways off and still thinking of going back to a tailwheel but was wondering if other people were using this set-up, >that 3/16 bolt scares me. Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee
