bearing races are at the end of their life and show skidding effects. I have new races; however, I am pushing them on to see what happens. I didn't get much debris from the bearings when I pushed the grease thru. I am thinking about slotting the axel cotter pin hole in order to keep proper compression on these wheel bearing. I believe I could slot it with a Dremel tool. when the bearings wear, the nut should be tightened but the cotter pin does not pass. this bearing should be trash in another 100 flying hours. I always use three new long bolts for the wheels if the bolts are removed.
original buna brake caliper o-rings. I have replacements but I'll let the original go for a while as they show no adverse effects. I drain some (brake fluid one reservoir amount) at each wheel service. I did not find any debris or water and the fluid was clear. remember to refill the reservoir by putting a strip of tape on it.
tire wear was even, and they did not need to be swapped, about 250 hours. I run 55 psi on the mains and let them leak back to 35 over a year.
our runway and taxi ways are getting a 3.4-million-dollar makeover. so, I'm OK with being down for a while.
perfect temps today for working the hangar. what a pleasure.
