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For those of you that read the July 2016 Sport Aviation/Experimenter, the article was edited from the original and vital info was left out.
The axles for the RV's are NOT hollow. Never have been. The landing gear (as supplied thru Vans) has a hole in the axle mounting pad area. This is what will holding the machine up. The "Z" bracket for the wheel pants is NOT drilled for this hole. You will have to do this yourself. It is conveniently located at the center intersection of the axle mounting bolts. (lower left picture). As I do not know for certain if model changes have been made over the years, the hole in the landing gear is the determining factor of the hole in the "Z" bracket. I drilled mine with the axle bolted on, and slowly opened the hole in the bracket to fit the hole in the gear leg.
The gear WILL grow OUTWARD.
If you have ever tried to remove the wheel pant with a flat tire, one will very quickly notice the lowest two screws are a bugger to remove. Hence the main reason for developing this idea.
Hope this helps someone-somewhere.
Ed
The axles for the RV's are NOT hollow. Never have been. The landing gear (as supplied thru Vans) has a hole in the axle mounting pad area. This is what will holding the machine up. The "Z" bracket for the wheel pants is NOT drilled for this hole. You will have to do this yourself. It is conveniently located at the center intersection of the axle mounting bolts. (lower left picture). As I do not know for certain if model changes have been made over the years, the hole in the landing gear is the determining factor of the hole in the "Z" bracket. I drilled mine with the axle bolted on, and slowly opened the hole in the bracket to fit the hole in the gear leg.
The gear WILL grow OUTWARD.
If you have ever tried to remove the wheel pant with a flat tire, one will very quickly notice the lowest two screws are a bugger to remove. Hence the main reason for developing this idea.
Hope this helps someone-somewhere.
Ed