To raise the nose wheel I use at least two 30 liter cans of fuel/water to we
igh down the tail with a padded strop over the fuselage in front of the fin.
To service main wheels I use the method described using a piece of steel tub
e pushed in to the axle, a jack and a piece of 1 inch ply to support the leg
.
Dave Park G-LDVO
> On 21 Sep 2020, at 22:17, Erik Dahlb=C3=A4ck <erik@erikdahlbeck.com> wrote
:
>
> =EF=BB
> Thanks,
>
> Am I correct in assuming that the aforementioned metal rod (would a sturdy
tube do?) goes in where the attachment for the wheel pants goes in? Or does
that one somehow fit into something else that is mounted within the wheel a
xis? (please see attached photo)
>
> Any other options BTW? What if you needed to work on the landing gear stru
t for an example, and didn't want the fuselage to be standing on it?
>
> I saw that suggestion about suspending the fuselage from the engine mounts
and the tail. My local mechanic who's helping me with all this wasn't very f
ond at all of that idea.
>
> / Erik
>
>> On 2020-09-18 12:46, Karl Heindl wrote:
>> HI Erik,
>> Use an aluminium or steel rod, can't remember the diameter, and push into
the leg, first remove the cotter pin. Length should be at least 50cm. then j
ack it up with your hydraulic jack. You can now remove the wheel up to the j
ack.
>> Now place a block of wood under the leg end and lower the jack and remove
it, and the wheel.
>> For the nose gear I had an eye bolt mounted in the garage floor. Then us
ed a ratcheting strap just
>> ahead of the fin, looped through the eye bolt, and lowered the tail that w
ay. Or get someone to push down the tail.
>> Karl
>>
>> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@ma
tronics.com> on behalf of Erik Dahlb=C3=A4ck <erik@erikdahlbeck.com>
>> Sent: 18 September 2020 09:14
>> To: europa-list@matronics.com <europa-list@matronics.com>
>> Subject: Europa-List: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear
>>
<erik@erikdahlbeck.com>
>>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> One hopefully simple question: How do you best hoist (or jack) a Europa
>> Trigear for landing gear maintenance?
>>
>> At some point on the fuselage? On big cushioned plates under the wings,
>> centered under the main spar?
>>
>> Also, is it safe to lift the nose wheel by pushing down the rear part of
>> the fuselage, perhaps using a wide collar placed just ahead of the
>> thinnest point, strapped to a weight or attaching point on the floor?
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Erik Gunneland Dahlb=C3=A4ck
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