macrafic
Well Known Member
I have the Grove nosewheel for my RV-7A. Just had to change a leaking tube and noticed that the bolt and nut that secures the wheel to the gear is the undrilled -60 bolt and fiber locknut that was supplied with the Van's kit.
However, in looking at the Grove site, under the Installation Guidelines for Pre-load, it mentions a drilled bolt and castellated nut (neither of which I remember receiving with my nosewheel/bearings/axle.
I am awaiting a callback from Grove but, in the meantime, what is everybody else using here? Seems like the drilled setup would be a bit safer, yet DWG C-1 shows the undrilled setup and I can probably assume there are many RVs out there running just fine with this setup.
However, in looking at the Grove site, under the Installation Guidelines for Pre-load, it mentions a drilled bolt and castellated nut (neither of which I remember receiving with my nosewheel/bearings/axle.
I am awaiting a callback from Grove but, in the meantime, what is everybody else using here? Seems like the drilled setup would be a bit safer, yet DWG C-1 shows the undrilled setup and I can probably assume there are many RVs out there running just fine with this setup.