Tire Changes aren't complex and wonderful on the Trigear Europa.
Attached is my paper on it from my website (yea I gotta work some more on that too).
On cross country if you land at an airport with people, it is very nice to see if someone has a tire change kit in their car or pickup
truck as that is all you need.
Even a breaker bar to insert into the axle is simple do.
A small car or truck scissors jack is always around.
So, I don't carry a thing for a tire change on a trigear.
The nut on the axle is standard aircraft also, so any Aircraft Mechanic has the socket or even offset pliers will do in a pinch.
For those going into small farm strips or remote areas, a hollow steel pipe of sufficient length and a "Ford Wrench" or plumbers spanner, or offset pliers that open to 1.25 inches and such in your tool kit works without too carrying much weight.
Small scissors jacks are in most auto tire change kit, and the tire lug wrench in most larger cars or trucks have a very sturdy tool that can easily jack a Europa.
I think the pipe I use is a galvanized 3/4 inch water or gas pipe from the hardware store that is about 12 - 15 inches long and is more than adequate to jack a fully loaded Europa.
The pipe must be just long enough to go on the jack and insert a couple inches into the axle plus the width of the wheel.
I use the same pipe on my annual inspection to jack, pull the wheel, and simply lower the bare axle on to a couple of padded 4x4s to set the axle on to
while I repack the bearings.
Attached is my paper.
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations
In case you've never seen one, this is a short handle plumbers spanner.
They are usually aluminum and quite light:
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To remove the wheel I insert a snug fitting solid steel bar into the open end of the axle and jack on that. If you put the jack far
enough along the bar away from the wheel, once you’ve got the wheel loose you can then slide the wheel onto the steel bar. You can then support the steel bar or axle stub from the ‘inside’ side of the wheel and hence slide the wheel right off. You do need
to be a bit careful not to distort the axle tube, but if the bar fits snugly enough then I’ve not had a problem with this.
I don’t usually carry the bar with me on trips as it’s quite heavy. Would have to look for something similar locally if I had a wheel
issue away from base! Maybe a shorter version of the bar might work but you’d then have to rely on temporarily making a support on the bottom end of the leg to get the wheel off.
You can in theory also jack on this end of the gear leg (ie on the inside of the wheel) but it’s an awkward shape too fit a jack to
and I feel that jacking there is not very stable.
Hope that helps. Feel free to give me a call if you want more explanation! Message me directly and I’ll send you a number.
Best regards
David
GBWJH
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