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sam.marlow(at)roadrunner.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: Main Tires

I just realized it is going to be difficult to add air to the mains, 

does anyone have a better way than removing the wheel pants?

Sam Marlow

Wiring

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:46 am Post subject: Main Tires

We have used the little plugs that Cirrus uses to fill a 2" hole that we

drill in the pant to access the valve stem.  You have to leave the cap of

the stem, but it does work.  There may be other places to get them, but the

cirrus one works.  Any Cirrus dealer or service center can get them, I

think, and they only cost a couple of bucks each.  This is the cheapest

alternative that we have found, although it is good to take at least the

front of the pants off frequently to check the brakes and to make sure

everything in there is secure.  That rod holding the outboard side of the

main pant can break off at the axle nut and that results are very not good

for the wheel pant.  Ask me how I know.  Make sure they are secure on a

regular basis.



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Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

Cell: 352-427-0285

Fax: 815-377-3694



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carl.froehlich(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: Main Tires

I use 4 Wal-Mart valve stem extensions connected end to end (the metal kind

work better than the plastic ones).  Each wheel pant has a spring loaded SS

door (ACS item) that is lined up with the valve stem.  I put a white mark on

the tire so that it points down, visible below the bottom of the wheel pant

when the valve stem is lined up with the door.  Put the now long valve

extension through the door and screw onto the tire valve stem.  Make sure

you take the valve stem extension out before moving the plane.



Carl Froehlich

RV-8A (290 hrs)

RV-10 (wings)



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coop85(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: Main Tires

Carl,

   Here's a link to the part I think you are using:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/accessdoors.php



Is this the right thing?



Thanks,

Marcus - also looking for a better way to check tire pressure.



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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: Main Tires

Sure!  

Step one:  Make sure that the inner tube valve stem exits at a 90 degree 

angle (straight out from the tube).

Step two:  Head down to your local truck tire store and buy a valve stem 

extender.

Step three:  Locate the spot on the side of the wheel pant that the 

aforementioned valve stem points to.  This is, by far, the hardest 

part!!!  Drill a 1/2" hole.  If you're real good, drill a hole just 

large enough to fit the valve stem extender through the hole.

Step four:  When the valve stem is pointed right through that hole, mark 

the tire ..... a vertical white stripe on the tire does good.  You can 

also use a paint tube that the tire store will sell you also.

Step five:  Screw the valve stem extender on the valve stem.

Step six:  Add air.

Step seven:  Remove extender.

Step eight: If you want, put a 'goof plug', properly painted, in the 

hole in the wheel pant.

You're done.  However, it still might be easier to remove the wheel 

pant!!!   

Linn

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SamMarlow wrote:



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 I just realized it is going to be difficult to add air to the mains, 

 does anyone have a better way than removing the wheel pants?

 Sam Marlow

 Wiring

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: Main Tires

Maybe I don't know what I am doing, but on the mains I don't think you can

get the valve stem to be at 90 degrees.  It only goes in at an angle. 

That is where the problems arise from.  Again, maybe I don't know what I

am doing, but this is my experience.

Do not archive.

Jesse Saint

 	  Quote: 	

 Sure!

 Step one:  Make sure that the inner tube valve stem exits at a 90 degree

 angle (straight out from the tube).

 Step two:  Head down to your local truck tire store and buy a valve stem

 extender.

 Step three:  Locate the spot on the side of the wheel pant that the

 aforementioned valve stem points to.  This is, by far, the hardest

 part!!!  Drill a 1/2" hole.  If you're real good, drill a hole just

 large enough to fit the valve stem extender through the hole.

 Step four:  When the valve stem is pointed right through that hole, mark

 the tire ..... a vertical white stripe on the tire does good.  You can

 also use a paint tube that the tire store will sell you also.

 Step five:  Screw the valve stem extender on the valve stem.

 Step six:  Add air.

 Step seven:  Remove extender.

 Step eight: If you want, put a 'goof plug', properly painted, in the

 hole in the wheel pant.

 You're done.  However, it still might be easier to remove the wheel

 pant!!!   

 Linn

 do not archive

 SamMarlow wrote:

> 

>

> I just realized it is going to be difficult to add air to the mains,

> does anyone have a better way than removing the wheel pants?

> Sam Marlow

> Wiring

>

Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: Main Tires

Jesse, it depends on the tube.  Sorry, I forgot that part!!!  Stupid me!!!   Offhand, I don't know who makes the tube, or how to specify it.  Some valve stems just stick straight out, a littleoffset ( points to the axle nut!) but some tubes have about an 80 degree or so bend so the valve points parallel to the axle.  I have these on my Pitts.  The tubes supplied by Vans probably have the straight ones.

 Linn

 

 Jesse Saint wrote:

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Maybe I don't know what I am doing, but on the mains I don't think you can

get the valve stem to be at 90 degrees.  It only goes in at an angle. 

That is where the problems arise from.  Again, maybe I don't know what I

am doing, but this is my experience.



Do not archive.



Jesse Saint



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		  --> RV10-List message posted by: linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net> (pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net)



Sure!

Step one:  Make sure that the inner tube valve stem exits at a 90 degree

angle (straight out from the tube).

Step two:  Head down to your local truck tire store and buy a valve stem

extender.

Step three:  Locate the spot on the side of the wheel pant that the

aforementioned valve stem points to.  This is, by far, the hardest

part!!!  Drill a 1/2" hole.  If you're real good, drill a hole just

large enough to fit the valve stem extender through the hole.

Step four:  When the valve stem is pointed right through that hole, mark

the tire ..... a vertical white stripe on the tire does good.  You can

also use a paint tube that the tire store will sell you also.

Step five:  Screw the valve stem extender on the valve stem.

Step six:  Add air.

Step seven:  Remove extender.

Step eight: If you want, put a 'goof plug', properly painted, in the

hole in the wheel pant.

You're done.  However, it still might be easier to remove the wheel

pant!!!   

Linn

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SamMarlow wrote:



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I just realized it is going to be difficult to add air to the mains,

does anyone have a better way than removing the wheel pants?

Sam Marlow

Wiring



      	
     

    	
   



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org (jesse(at)itecusa.org)

www.itecusa.org





  	
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mritter509(at)msn.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: Main Tires

My main gear valve stems do not point at the wheel pants.  They point at the 

axle nut.  Can't see any way to attach a valve stem extender to the valve 

stem through a 1/2" hole in the wheel pants.



Mark



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		  From: "Jesse Saint" <jesse(at)itecusa.org>

Reply-To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: Main Tires

Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:44:01 -0500 (EST)






Maybe I don't know what I am doing, but on the mains I don't think you can

get the valve stem to be at 90 degrees.  It only goes in at an angle.

That is where the problems arise from.  Again, maybe I don't know what I

am doing, but this is my experience.



Do not archive.



Jesse Saint



 > 

<pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net>

 >

 > Sure!

 > Step one:  Make sure that the inner tube valve stem exits at a 90 degree

 > angle (straight out from the tube).

 > Step two:  Head down to your local truck tire store and buy a valve stem

 > extender.

 > Step three:  Locate the spot on the side of the wheel pant that the

 > aforementioned valve stem points to.  This is, by far, the hardest

 > part!!!  Drill a 1/2" hole.  If you're real good, drill a hole just

 > large enough to fit the valve stem extender through the hole.

 > Step four:  When the valve stem is pointed right through that hole, mark

 > the tire ..... a vertical white stripe on the tire does good.  You can

 > also use a paint tube that the tire store will sell you also.

 > Step five:  Screw the valve stem extender on the valve stem.

 > Step six:  Add air.

 > Step seven:  Remove extender.

 > Step eight: If you want, put a 'goof plug', properly painted, in the

 > hole in the wheel pant.

 > You're done.  However, it still might be easier to remove the wheel

 > pant!!!   

 > Linn

 > do not archive

 >

 > SamMarlow wrote:

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 >> Sam Marlow

 >> Wiring

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Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org






	


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pilot4profit(at)sbcglobal
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Main Tires

Thanks,

Marcus - also looking for a better way to check tire pressure.

I have seen wireless pressure transmitter caps for use on motorcycles,

(probably out there for cars/trucks as well) that send to a small receiver

with an LCD. Don't know if anyone has tried this on aircraft yet, but the

concept sounds good for this application. Might poke around the JC Whitney

site and find them. Alternatively you could Google 'em.

CS

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sam.marlow(at)roadrunner.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: Main Tires

Mine are the same! Does anyone have a part number for the 90' tubes?



Mark Ritter wrote:



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 My main gear valve stems do not point at the wheel pants.  They point 

 at the axle nut.  Can't see any way to attach a valve stem extender to 

 the valve stem through a 1/2" hole in the wheel pants.



 Mark



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> From: "Jesse Saint" <jesse(at)itecusa.org>

> Reply-To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

> To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

> Subject: Re: Main Tires

> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:44:01 -0500 (EST)

>

> 

>

> Maybe I don't know what I am doing, but on the mains I don't think 

> you can

> get the valve stem to be at 90 degrees.  It only goes in at an angle.

> That is where the problems arise from.  Again, maybe I don't know what I

> am doing, but this is my experience.

>

> Do not archive.

>

> Jesse Saint

>

> > 

> <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net>

> >

> > Sure!

> > Step one:  Make sure that the inner tube valve stem exits at a 90 

> degree

> > angle (straight out from the tube).

> > Step two:  Head down to your local truck tire store and buy a valve 

> stem

> > extender.

> > Step three:  Locate the spot on the side of the wheel pant that the

> > aforementioned valve stem points to.  This is, by far, the hardest

> > part!!!  Drill a 1/2" hole.  If you're real good, drill a hole just

> > large enough to fit the valve stem extender through the hole.

> > Step four:  When the valve stem is pointed right through that hole, 

> mark

> > the tire ..... a vertical white stripe on the tire does good.  You can

> > also use a paint tube that the tire store will sell you also.

> > Step five:  Screw the valve stem extender on the valve stem.

> > Step six:  Add air.

> > Step seven:  Remove extender.

> > Step eight: If you want, put a 'goof plug', properly painted, in the

> > hole in the wheel pant.

> > You're done.  However, it still might be easier to remove the wheel

> > pant!!!   

> > Linn

> > do not archive

> >

> > SamMarlow wrote:

> >

> >> 

> <sam.marlow(at)roadrunner.com>

> >>

> >> I just realized it is going to be difficult to add air to the mains,

> >> does anyone have a better way than removing the wheel pants?

> >> Sam Marlow

> >> Wiring

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> Jesse Saint

> I-TEC, Inc.

> jesse(at)itecusa.org

> www.itecusa.org

>

>



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Posts: 34

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Main Tires

buy no leak tubes from Desser tire company, then you only have to air the tires once or twice a year.

Jim

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