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Slider modification - new wheels
Greetings all, I recently completed a modification to my slider that I am pretty happy with. I thought I would share it with the rest of you just in case you need something to do this weekend.
I went into a little more detail on my blog but the gist of the subject is that I replaced the plastic wheels that came in the kit with new wheels that have real bearings in them. Now my slider moves back and forth with very little effort and best of all I no longer have a rattle at idle as the plastic wheels jiggle on the attach bolt. ![]() |
Hinge?
Looks good Darin!
Tell me more about the hinge on your baggage bulkhead. :cool: |
Great MOD
as always you seem to improve a machine that looked perfect. |
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slider metal roller bearing
Darin, so you purchased a set, one for each rail side of R4-2SRS-R4-ZZ with 1/4 bore. was there other bearing modifications you needed to perform?? I have never been happy with the performance and if you discovered the correct size to replace the Vans fiber rollers that would be amazing.. Thanks, Mark C. RV9A 85 hours
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Mark, The bearings I purchased fit inside the wheels I purchased. I did have to put the wheels on a lathe and turn them down about a 1/16" of an inch to make them the same outside diameter as the Van's wheels. The Van's wheels could be used I suppose but you would have to drill the center hole out to the proper diameter to allow the bearings to fit. I didn't do that but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
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Rob, have a closer look at mine one day. The whole top panel is on a hinge and 1/2 turn fasteners around the top. It opens up to an enclosed area extending back to the next bulkhead. Easy access to the ELT, and room to put things out of sight when at a fly-in or fly-camping etc. No picture handy.
Bevan. |
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A little confused here. |
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As long as the CG can be maintained, should be no issues then. |
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