Here is one method to jack an RV-6.
Van uses a hose clamp on the hinge pin to gear leg / axle behind the brake disc. If this clamp is placed with the screw bump down, it can be used as a jack point.
I have a CHEAP auto hydraulic floor jack. It slides under the clamp and I can jack one wheel up to remove the wheel / tire. I have numerous 6" blocks of 4" X 4 and 2 X 4. Once the tire is off, I use these blocks as cribbing to hold the axle off the floor so that the jack is not supporting the weight of the aircraft. The tire can now be rotated or changed on the wheel. Once done, it can be reinstalled or the other side can be jacked up and installed there.
The hose clamp also works on the newer fiberglass gear leg fairings that I now have. I got the idea from the old metal gear leg fairings.
I have also tried the jack kit that Van sells. I found that the ANGLE supplied BENDS the first time I used it. The hose clamp jack points are on my airplane all the time. They are cheap, light, and strong. Other than one time, there are the only thing I have used to jack the airplane for the past 8 years 1,776 flying hours.
Gary
Ok, I posted the two largest maintenance issues that I have had and one tip. I will now shut up and see what issues others have had.
Van uses a hose clamp on the hinge pin to gear leg / axle behind the brake disc. If this clamp is placed with the screw bump down, it can be used as a jack point.
I have a CHEAP auto hydraulic floor jack. It slides under the clamp and I can jack one wheel up to remove the wheel / tire. I have numerous 6" blocks of 4" X 4 and 2 X 4. Once the tire is off, I use these blocks as cribbing to hold the axle off the floor so that the jack is not supporting the weight of the aircraft. The tire can now be rotated or changed on the wheel. Once done, it can be reinstalled or the other side can be jacked up and installed there.
The hose clamp also works on the newer fiberglass gear leg fairings that I now have. I got the idea from the old metal gear leg fairings.
I have also tried the jack kit that Van sells. I found that the ANGLE supplied BENDS the first time I used it. The hose clamp jack points are on my airplane all the time. They are cheap, light, and strong. Other than one time, there are the only thing I have used to jack the airplane for the past 8 years 1,776 flying hours.
Gary
Ok, I posted the two largest maintenance issues that I have had and one tip. I will now shut up and see what issues others have had.