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Bill1200

Joined: 19 Oct 2008
Posts: 111
Location: medford oregon

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject: Tire change

Need to replace main tire, YAK 52. Have already received it from Desser. Just need to know how to do it, or more acurately how to tell the local mechanic how to do it as he has no YAK experience.

dsavarese0812(at)bellsout
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: Tire change

Remove the bolt (8 mm head and 8 mm nut) that goes through the  nut on the axle shaft

 Next, remove the axle shaft nut.  There should be a large  washer behind the axle nut.

 With one hand at the 3 o'clock and one hand at the 9 o'clock  position on the tire, gently pull on the tire until the washer, cup and front  bearing are where you can grab them.  It is quite common to see the drum  grooved.  Under no circumstance should the drum be turned.

 Place the wheel with the open end of the drum down on a  pad.

 Deflate the tire by removing the valve core

 Next, break the bead of the tire from around the rim on both  the front and back side

 At the valve stem, remove the nut and washer

 Next, press down on the outside ring of the hub.   This will release the two large semi-circular clips which hold the  outer ring in position against the hub.

 Lift the outer ring from around the hub

 Lift the tire from around the hub.

  

 When reassembling the tire, ring and hub, be sure the  semi-circular clip ends do not extend over the valve stem area.  They  can be installed 180 degrees out.  

 Dennis

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cjpilot710(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:53 am Post subject: Tire change

In a message dated 1/30/2009 11:41:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  billdykes52(at)gmail.com writes:

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		  Need to    replace main tire, YAK 52. Have already received it from Desser. Just need to    know how to do it, or more acurately how to tell the local mechanic how to do    it as he has no YAK experience.

	


 

 Its easy.  Tell him its just like the tire on an 18 wheeler, only a  lot smaller.

  

 1. Deflate the tire.  Remove the valve stem.

 2. Squirt a little MMO or WD40 around the rim edge.

 3. Push down on the rim side where the locking rings are.  There are  two of them.  Half and half.

 4. Remove locking rings.  

 5. The rim will than spilt. 

  

 20 minutes at most per tire to change them out.

  

 The rest is general aviation maintenance stuff. 

  

 Pappy

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Bill1200

Joined: 19 Oct 2008
Posts: 111
Location: medford oregon

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Tire change

Thanks, i'll get on this weekend.

wlannon(at)persona.ca
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: Tire change

Dennis, Pappy, et al-

  

 The Yak 52 and the CJ6 mainwheel are  identical.  I would hazard a guess that the axle, if not  identical, is very similar.

 IF that is correct you have missed a rather  important item for a novice mechanic.  The RH axle and nut have a LEFT  HAND thread, The LH side is standard RH thread.

  

 Walt 

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Bill1200

Joined: 19 Oct 2008
Posts: 111
Location: medford oregon

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Tire change

Also need to know jack point to raise wheel off the ground,thanks.

dsavarese0812(at)bellsout
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: Tire change

Yak 52 or CJ6?

 Dennis

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dsavarese0812(at)bellsout
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject: Tire change

Walt,

 On the 52, both axle nuts are right hand threads.

 Dennis

  

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wlannon(at)persona.ca
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:38 am Post subject: Tire change

Thanks Dennis;

 As usual, risky to make assumptions without  verification.

  

 Cheers;

 Walt

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dsavarese0812(at)bellsout
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:20 am Post subject: Tire change

No problem Walt.  I must confess, I didn't know the CJ  had both a right hand and left hand thread wheel axle.  So as usual, you've  educated me once again.

 Dennis

  

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wlannon(at)persona.ca
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: Tire change

I guess it's one of those "seemed like a good idea  at the time" decisions.  Both wheels tending to tighten if locking is  lost.

  

 But I have seen a couple of totally destroyed LH  thread wheel nuts. It appears if you are strong enough and determined enough it  is possible to get it on the wrong axle!

  

 Walt

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Bill1200

Joined: 19 Oct 2008
Posts: 111
Location: medford oregon

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Tire change

Followed directions from prior post and all went well, really nothing to it as was stated. However, the felt packing fell out and pretty much disintegrated on the floor. So, where do I get some more, what size, where exactly does it fit?

dougsappllc(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:53 am Post subject: Tire change

I have the felt seal kits for the Yak and CJ type wheels, $20.00 for a set of 6 felt seals.  Contact me off list.

  

 Always Yakin,

 Doug Sapp

 On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Bill1200 <billdykes52(at)gmail.com (billdykes52(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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Followed directions from prior post and all went well, really nothing to it as was stated. However, the felt packing fell out and pretty much disintegrated on the floor. So, where do I get some more, what size, where exactly does it fit?

 



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