Camloc access door for wheel pants
 

I'm wondering if anybody has fitted the Camloc access doors shown below on their RV-12 wheel pants to facilitate easier tire pressure monitoring? If so, are you pleased with the product? Any pitfalls or instillation tips pertaining to the RV-12?


I've been thinking of polishing up a set and installing them on my RV-12 ... knowing somebody else has installed them successfully would be encouraging.

Happy flying,

I have those installed on my wheel pants. 13yrs and over 2000hrs. Would I do it again? Definitely not, unless you're just looking for little things to fiddle with.

The reality of use means using a fitting extension, ok, no big deal, works fine. Then you need to mark the tire/wheel assembly to attempt a reasonable line-up, doable, but not perfect. You certainly can't see the stem that you are trying to stab with your extension through the hole... Nah, just a recipe for a few minutes of frustration.

I choose to just remove the front half of the wheel pant, take a good look around at the whole rolling assembly, and add air if needed. No frustration and much added inspection benefit.

Just my 2c.

+1 to Scott. I would not do it again. If I get hard up for something to do some day I may even remove them, glass over the hole and repaint.

A friend of mine bought a set of blue tooth motorcycle tire monitors for his RV-7 and loves them. They activate when near the airplane with your phone.

I put no leak tubes on our RV-6. They need a little air at each annual inspection, very, very rarely between annuals. And the wheel pants just have ~3/4? holes to access the valve stems. One o? these days I?m gonna get around to installing a set of high zoot wheelpants, and then I?ll try to figure out some kind of cool access to the valve stems. Maybe a biggish, hinged door like Cessna, or maybe camlocs holding the front half on, so it?s easier to remove. Not sure yet...

Electrical snap-in (or knock-out) plugs are the easy and inexpensive option. I think mine are 7/8" in diameter.

Hi John, glad you asked the question, I was also wondering about those camloc doors for my RV-12. Sounds like that are more trouble than they're worth. I think I'm going to try the motorcycle bluetooth tpms system. There is one by a company called FOBO, that is specifically for a trike, so you get 3 monitors. I don't mind taking off the pants when I am sure the tires need air, but it would be great to know for sure before going through the hassle. Ha, just realized from my sig....today is 3rd anniversary of my first flight. I digress :)

+1 to Scott. Looks nice but inflating the tires this way is not a pleasant experience. A bigger access door would be nice or also +1 for the Cessna doors

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Has anyone ever injected Slime or other product into the tubes to prevent/reduce leakage or to act as a backup sealant in the event of a puncture?

Fly enough, and you can calibrate your eyeball within a few pounds. Really!