Category: Finish

I swapped the Van’s-supplied (incorrect) nosewheel with the proper one from Matco and picked up their axle kit, too. Shown ready for disassembly here.

The nosewheel & axle have been taken apart and the tube is ready to go into the tire.

All done here and ready to mount on the airplane. The bearings were greased, of course, before final assembly with the axle.

Main gear wheels fresh out of the box.

Main gear wheels have been split here, their brake discs separated, and their bearing/washer/felt assemblies removed. Tires and tubes await installation.

Here the tires, tubes, wheel halves, and brake discs have been assembled, torqued, and inflated. The wheel bearings await cleaning, greasing, and installation.

Main gear wheels and tires are ready to mount on the airplane.