Good one Harry.
I have found pinching can usually be avoided by having a little air in the tube and using talcum powder as a lubricant. Roger Browne From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of harry medlicott Sent: Saturday, 5 February 2011 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Aus-soaring] perhaps a useful hint Hi All, I suppose, aus-soaring being what it is, that consequent to this posting there will be about a hundred replies saying that the idea is anteduluvian or that there is a better answer. Most pilots, following a tyre repair on a main wheel, have to be extremely careful not to pinch and ruin the tube by having it caught between the two halves of the wheel. I know that putting some air in the tube helps a bit but it is not easy. I solved the problem by fitting some old mylar around one half of the wheel using contact adhesive. About half of the mylar acted as a guide for the other half of the wheel. The mylar was attached with the curve outwards. Worked a treat, Harry Medlicott
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