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john(at)fureychrysler.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject: Cleveland tail wheel

I've been staring at  nose wheels for the past 6 years so please excuse my ignorance but I just looked  at two Cleveland tail wheels and noticed that what looks like a zerk grease  fitting is just a hole to the center of the wheel. Looks like a sealed bearing  on each side. Seems like an odd set up to me. Any insight would be  appreciated.

  

 John  Furey

 2  RV6A

 RV7 in  process

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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: Cleveland tail wheel

John Furey wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   I've been staring at nose wheels for the past 6 years so please excuse my

 ignorance but I just looked at two Cleveland tail wheels and noticed that

 what looks like a zerk grease fitting is just a hole to the center of the

 wheel. Looks like a sealed bearing on each side. Seems like an odd set up to

 me. Any insight would be appreciated.


	




It is indeed an odd setup since the bearings are sealed. That's about 

all the insight I can provide.   



Sam Buchanan (RV-6 and three sets of sealed tailwheel bearings in ~800 hrs)

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FLYaDIVE(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:11 am Post subject: Cleveland tail wheel

In a message dated 9/27/06 8:28:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 

john(at)fureychrysler.com writes:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I've been staring at nose wheels for the past 6 years so please excuse my

  ignorance but I just looked at two Cleveland tail wheels and noticed that

  what looks like a zerk grease fitting is just a hole to the center of the

  wheel. Looks like a sealed bearing on each side. Seems like an odd set up 

to
	


 	  Quote: 	
		    me. Any insight would be appreciated.

  

  John Furey

  2 RV6A

  RV7 in process

===========================
	


John:



Some maybe bearings, what is know as an OPEN bearing, but many are 

bushings/sleeves.  So a simple grease fitting is all that is required, even for the open 

bearing.



Take a look at RV-6A's nose wheel.  It has a simple bushing and grease 

fitting.



Barry

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rv9jim(at)juno.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: Cleveland tail wheel

John,

        I believe that the old tail wheels used taper roller bearings

which required exterior lubrication.  If they are now using a sealed ball

bearing, then the zerk fitting is not required and no maintenance is

required to the bearing.  Just check it occasionally to see that the

bearing is operating smoothly and not worn out.   That will give you some

interesting tracking problems.

Jim Nelson

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