Look at just about every plane out there. They have split rims. The tire has to fit tighter than on a car because the wheel goes from 0 to 80 mph in a split second. If they were not tight the tire would spin on the rim. That is why they are not made to be pulled over a rim like a car.
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Dan Heath <da...@windstream.net> wrote: From: Dan Heath <da...@windstream.net> Subject: KR> Wheel woes To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 4:58 PM I got my new bearings today, and putting them in was fairly easy. At first they did not fit the axle, even they measured as though they should. A little buffing with some 220 solved that problem. However, I tried the Clorox bottle and the light cardboard and neither would work. In fact, I still ended up pinching a hole in the tube. So I have 3 tubes left and if I go through those, I will have to go to some different wheels. This is insane. Why would anyone ever design a wheel like this, to go on an airplane, setting everyone up for failure from the start. I am up to four tubes shot, now. I should be flying, instead, I am screwing around with something that should be a no-brainer task. Daniel R. Heath da...@windstream.net See N64KR at <http://krbuilder.org/> http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39 _______________________________________ 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
