Oct 21, 2023     Wheel Mod Pt.2 - (0.8 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

  Oct 20, 2023     Wheel Mod Pt.1 - (1.0 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

  Oct 12, 2023     Wheel Work - (0.8 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Discovered that adding washers between the wheel and brake mount fixed the clamping/interference issue since receipt that caused the brake rotor not to run true.

Found that the right wheel caliper had 3 extra half height washers under half the mounting bolts for some reason. Removing them allowed the caliper to run true.

Considering purchase of a 1/2 inch | 12.7 mm burr to extend the tube stem half hole into a slot. The new Azusalite wheels have a wheel half with no hole and another half with a slot, presumably to accommodate the newer inner tubes with offset stems and correct the stem/tire pinching issue plaguing Quickies: https://q-list.groups.io/g/main/topic/brake_noise_flat_tire/98915131

  Oct 11, 2023     Local Inner Tube #2       Category: Landing Gear

  Oct 09, 2023     Original+Replacement Cheng Shin+Local #1 Tube Comparison       Category: Landing Gear

  Oct 02, 2023     Local Inner Tube #1 - (0.2 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Attempted using a local tube with no success. The inner diameter was a bit too large, the sidewall was a bit too short, and the stem wasn't quite at 90 degrees and rubbed the wheel. Ultimately the base of the stem "sucked" into the wheel, just like the current Cheng Shin tube I am trying to correct.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/traveller-lawn-and-garden-inner-tube-410-350-5-410x500-5-with-tr-87-valve-stem

  Sep 13, 2023     Tire Change - (0.8 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Reassembled one of the wheels with a new tire and tube. The new tube appears to have an offset stem while the wheel has the stem opening at the split line; will need to confirm this tube is correct.There is also a variation in the axle and spacer lengths on the left and right sides.

  Aug 26, 2023     Tire Change - (0.7 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Found the other main I intended to change from who knows how many years ago and the tires+tubes. Removed brake mount from right main and located a main wheel I had refurbished earlier with new bearings.

  Aug 17, 2023     Removed Right Main Brake Mount - (0.3 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Removed Hiatt/Coughlin brake mount installed by prior builder [1]. Will make an adapter plate to pick up the existing mounting holes while using the new Coughlin/Hoskins mounts I made [2].

References:
[1] https://q-list.groups.io/g/main/album?id=236688

[2] https://q-list.groups.io/g/main/album?id=256440

  Aug 15, 2023     Removed Flat Tire - (0.3 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Separated wheel and removed tube+tire. Tube (dated 1989) had a leak at the seam that had opened up.

  Jul 12, 2023     Removed Flat Tire - (0.3 hour) Category: Landing Gear

Dropped the right main wheel assembly.

  Feb 25, 2023     Coughlin Brake Photos - (0.1 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Note 5/16 steel spacers, reuse of existing brake block captive nuts, and replacement of 1/8" brake block spacer with one of the new mounting plates. The brake slides on 1/4" bolts and the threaded slides are 1/4" I.D. and 3/8" O.D. a minimum of 1" long.