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sarg314(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

How do people normally prop up the plane to remove the nose wheel and fairing (6A/7A)?  During construction I've been using the engine hoist, but I'm in final assembly now and have to remove the lifting eye from the engine.  Is it OK (or even possible) to put a scissors jack under the end of the nose gear?  Is there a better way ? 

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Bret Smith

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 178
Location: Mineral Bluff, GA

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:54 am Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

I have someone push down on the rear fuse while I  put 3-4 2x4's under the nosegear nut.

  

 Bret Smith

RV-9A N16BL

Blue Ridge, GA

www.FlightInnovations.com

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Larry Bowen

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:19 am Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

Some have used sandbags on the root end of the HS to make the nose very light.  IE, lift it with one hand.



Why is it necessary to remove the "lifting eye" from the engine?  It will be used again someday.  I've never heard of it being taken just because your ready to fly...

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Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com

Sent from Welcome, NC, United States 



On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Bret Smith <smithhb(at)tds.net (smithhb(at)tds.net)> wrote:

[quote]        I have someone push down on the rear fuse while I  put 3-4 2x4's under the nosegear nut.

  

 Bret Smith

RV-9A N16BL

Blue Ridge, GA

www.FlightInnovations.com

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garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

I drilled a hole in the concrete floor of my hanger  and installed a heavy duty eye bolt............directly underneath the tail tie  down ring.  Then I bought a cheap ratcheting strap with two hooks on each  end and I simply ratchet the tail down until the nose gear is off the  ground.  Works great for nose wheel and fairing maintenance.

  

 Garry Stout

 flying RV-7A

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jim jewell

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 82
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

Tom,

  

 I use a low  profile automotive hydraulic floor jack.

 A 3/8" thick piece of plywood is used to  protect the threads on the end of the nose gear strut. A temporary protective  plug made out of tough plastic could be made if the use of a lathe is  available. 

 Jacking this way has become a bit easier to do with  the advent of the new added nose wheel leg ground  clearance height.

 The hydraulic jack allows for very fine axle/fork  height adjustment so that the axle bolt can be slipped in or out of place with  the wheel just resting on the ground.

  

 Jim in Kelowna 

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kahamer(at)bigpond.net.au
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:04 pm Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

Put a sling onto the engine mount and lift it there.  

   

Karl  7A  

         

  

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How do people normally prop up the plane to remove the nose wheel and fairing (6A/7A)?  During construction I've been using the engine hoist, but I'm in final assembly now and have to remove the lifting eye from the engine.  Is it OK (or even possible) to put a scissors jack under the end of the nose gear?  Is there a better way ? 

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JohnInReno

Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Posts: 150

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

I use a Harbor Freight motorcycle lift to raise all 3 wheels at onece:



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John Morgensen

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RV9A - wiring

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denis.walsh(at)comcast.ne
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

I use a couple sandbags on the horizontal stab.



Good rule of thumb.  Don't never use the engine lifting eye for anything other than lifting the engine!  Even then be sure it is "free".  If you tear out a chunk of the engine case it will ruin your whole day.

I have also used someone pushing down on the tail while I shove some blocks under the nose strut.

It is my personal opinion that the belly skin is not a good choice for hoisting the plane.  Maybe ok with a Grumman Iron Works plane, but not an RV-6A.  If you want to try that one, I would run it by the structures guys at Van's .

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[quote]How do people normally prop up the plane to remove the nose wheel and fairing (6A/7A)?  During construction I've been using the engine hoist, but I'm in final assembly now and have to remove the lifting eye from the engine.  Is it OK (or even possible) to put a scissors jack under the end of the nose gear?  Is there a better way ? 

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seiders(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

Get someone to push down the tail and place a sawhorse under the fuse 

just behind the xhaust stacks.



At 12:13 PM 6/4/2009, you wrote:

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		  How do people normally prop up the plane to remove the nose wheel 

and fairing (6A/7A)?  During construction I've been using the engine 

hoist, but I'm in final assembly now and have to remove the lifting 

eye from the engine.  Is it OK (or even possible) to put a scissors 

jack under the end of the nose gear?  Is there a better way ?



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Tom Sargent, RV-6A final assembly

sarg314(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: removing nose gear wheel.

Larry:I'd like to leave the lifting eye on the engine, but I made fiberglass cooling plenum for the engine and the eye won't fit underneath it. In fact I don't think it will fit under the cowl either, for that matter. 



On Jun 4, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Larry Bowen wrote:

[quote]Some have used sandbags on the root end of the HS to make the nose very light.  IE, lift it with one hand.



Why is it necessary to remove the "lifting eye" from the engine?  It will be used again someday.  I've never heard of it being taken just because your ready to fly....

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Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com (Larry(at)BowenAero.com)

http://BowenAero.com

Sent from Welcome, NC, United States 

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