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 Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:28 pm Post subject: Kolb breakaway tailwheel |
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I'm enclosing a couple of pictures of the new tailwheel assembly available from Kolb Aircraft LLC. I had ordered this because I knew that Firestar 1 that I was picking up from California and bring back home to Michigan had the old cookie cutter wheel w/ the old fiberglass tail rod which are prone to failure. This one failed the day after I unloaded the aircraft.
I'll finish the project tomorrow with the installation of new rudder horn to tailwheel springs. You could also use some short compression type springs if you'd prefer?
George H.
14GDH
gdhelton(at)gmail.com
Mesick, Michigan
Have a great day!
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:35 pm Post subject: Kolb breakaway tailwheel |
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The old tail wheel failed? not the new one?
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:57 am Post subject: Kolb breakaway tailwheel |
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Correct, the old tailwheels were installed by using JB weld as was the tailwheel rod into lower vertical stabilizer/ rudder post. It's a real job drilling it out. I installed the new rod with one AN bolt and coated the inside of each receiver tube with silicone to seal out moisture.
Here's a before and after picture.
George H.
Firestar MK1, FS#100
14GDH
gdhelton(at)gmail.com
Mesick, Michigan
Have a great day!
[quote] On Apr 2, 2017, at 11:34 PM, John Hauck <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> wrote:
The old tail wheel failed? not the new one?
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:40 am Post subject: Kolb breakaway tailwheel |
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I want to have an accurate answer on this because I just received my new breakaway tailwheel from Kolb.
George, WHICH TAILWHEEL FAILED ???
Did the old one fail or did the new one fail?
Please be specific, because I'm not nearly as smart as the rest of the people on the Kolb list.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft
www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Mon, 4/3/17, George Helton <gdhelton(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Kolb breakaway tailwheel
To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Monday, April 3, 2017, 5:57 AM
Correct, the old tailwheels were
installed by using JB weld as was the tailwheel rod into
lower vertical stabilizer/ rudder post. It's a real job
drilling it out. I installed the new rod with one AN bolt
and coated the inside of each receiver tube with silicone to
seal out moisture.
Here's a before and after picture.
George H.
Firestar MK1, FS#100
14GDH
gdhelton(at)gmail.com
Mesick, Michigan
Have a great day!
> On Apr 2, 2017, at 11:34 PM, John Hauck <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
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> The old tail wheel failed? not the new one?
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> john h
> mkIII
> Titus, Alabama
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gdhelton(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:20 am Post subject: Kolb breakaway tailwheel |
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It was the OLD TAILWHEEL that failed. And to make it clear, it's not the tailwheel itself that fails. It's the old fiberglass shaft/ rod that fails or the JB weld that they use to use to mount the wheel assembly. My plane was originally built in 1985/86. They didn't use 7075 T7 aluminum tailwheel rods back then.
George H.
Firestar MK1, #FS100
gdhelton(at)gmail.com
Mesick, Michigan
Have a great day!
[quote] On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Bill Berle <victorbravo(at)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I want to have an accurate answer on this because I just received my new breakaway tailwheel from Kolb.
George, WHICH TAILWHEEL FAILED ???
Did the old one fail or did the new one fail?
Please be specific, because I'm not nearly as smart as the rest of the people on the Kolb list.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft
www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Mon, 4/3/17, George Helton <gdhelton(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Kolb breakaway tailwheel
To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Monday, April 3, 2017, 5:57 AM
Correct, the old tailwheels were
installed by using JB weld as was the tailwheel rod into
lower vertical stabilizer/ rudder post. It's a real job
drilling it out. I installed the new rod with one AN bolt
and coated the inside of each receiver tube with silicone to
seal out moisture.
Here's a before and after picture.
George H.
Firestar MK1, FS#100
14GDH
gdhelton(at)gmail.com
Mesick, Michigan
Have a great day!
> On Apr 2, 2017, at 11:34 PM, John Hauck <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
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> The old tail wheel failed? not the new one?
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> john h
> mkIII
> Titus, Alabama
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