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mark.bitterlich(at)navy.m
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 8:45 am Post subject: [Non-DoD Source] Yak tailwheel

Dan, it's been awhile since I have done it and I remember it stumped me too.   My memory says, you let all the air out of the tire as well as removing the valve so there is NO air in the tire.  Then you can use a vise (or even in some cases two hands, or some BIG Channel Lock pliers) and squeeze the wheel from both sides.  When you do this, a round steel ring retainer will fall out of the one side.  When this happens, the wheel will just come apart in two halves.   You do NOT "unscrew it".   It just pulls apart evenly.



Once you see it happen, you will slap yourself on the forehead!  At least I did.   Glad to see someone else has a hard time figuring it out.  If you look carefully, you should see the steel ring on one side that we are talking about.



Mark

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jan.mevis(at)informavia.b
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:03 am Post subject: [Non-DoD Source] Yak tailwheel

I¹ve seen East-bloc mechanics put a girder on the wheel (flat on the

ground of course) and then advance with a car on that girder Š



Jan



On 06/06/16 18:45, "Bitterlich, Mark G CIV NAVAIR, WD"

<owner-yak-list-server(at)matronics.com on behalf of

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<mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil>



Dan, it's been awhile since I have done it and I remember it stumped me

too.   My memory says, you let all the air out of the tire as well as

removing the valve so there is NO air in the tire.  Then you can use a

vise (or even in some cases two hands, or some BIG Channel Lock pliers)

and squeeze the wheel from both sides.  When you do this, a round steel

ring retainer will fall out of the one side.  When this happens, the

wheel will just come apart in two halves.   You do NOT "unscrew it".   It

just pulls apart evenly.



Once you see it happen, you will slap yourself on the forehead!  At least

I did.   Glad to see someone else has a hard time figuring it out.  If

you look carefully, you should see the steel ring on one side that we are

talking about.



Mark

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Viperdoc

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:48 pm Post subject: [Non-DoD Source] Yak tailwheel

Mark is correct. I use a bench vice to squeeze the tire off the bead. The c clips will pop right out.

Doc



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[quote] On Jun 6, 2016, at 12:02 PM, Jan Mevis <jan.mevis(at)informavia.be> wrote:

 

 

 

 IÂ¹ve seen East-bloc mechanics put a girder on the wheel (flat on the

 ground of course) and then advance with a car on that girder Å 

 

 Jan

 

 On 06/06/16 18:45, "Bitterlich, Mark G CIV NAVAIR, WD"

 <owner-yak-list-server(at)matronics.com on behalf of

 mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil> wrote:

 

> 

> <mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil>

> 

> Dan, it's been awhile since I have done it and I remember it stumped me

> too.   My memory says, you let all the air out of the tire as well as

> removing the valve so there is NO air in the tire.  Then you can use a

> vise (or even in some cases two hands, or some BIG Channel Lock pliers)

> and squeeze the wheel from both sides.  When you do this, a round steel

> ring retainer will fall out of the one side.  When this happens, the

> wheel will just come apart in two halves.   You do NOT "unscrew it".   It

> just pulls apart evenly.

> 

> Once you see it happen, you will slap yourself on the forehead!  At least

> I did.   Glad to see someone else has a hard time figuring it out.  If

> you look carefully, you should see the steel ring on one side that we are

> talking about.

> 

> Mark

> 

> 

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