Thank you Ian and Kristin. There are no tubes available in the U.S. at the moment. They are expected within the next two weeks so I have to wait until I get one of the three (!) I have in order to arrive and try your suggestions. I am an apprentice A & P and this counts as a learning experience for sure! k
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 3:46 PM Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> wrote: > Not with Dimona but with other glider main wheels I have been known to use > a piece of Mylar (or clear hard plastic) and double sided Tesa tape over > the join. The just the right pressure in tube should work. > > Yes the aero Clasic 280/250-4 is now made in China but they are very good > compared to the cheap mower tyres. > > Ian McPhee > 0428847642 > Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 > > On Wed, 9 Jun. 2021, 00:18 Kristin Nowell, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Kurt, >> >> We had the same problem, and solved it by using longer bolts to evenly >> bring the two halves together. With the original taiilwheel bolts, you >> can't get even pressure and wind up pinching the tube. Talc it and inflate >> the tube just enough to make it round, no more. The solution was my idea >> so I'm writing instead of Tom! Cheers, Kristin >> >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 12:13 AM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello all >>> I encountered a severe gust 90 degrees to the runway I had just landed >>> on. I held full rudder and avoided a ground loop but I tore up the tail >>> wheel tire. I ordered a 4.80 x 2.50 tire and tube set from Aircraft Spruce >>> and when received I found that the tire, branded Specialty Tires of >>> America, is made in China (go figure) and the tube is made in Viet Nam. >>> When I try to mount the tire and tube combination on the two part wheel I >>> find that the inner diameter of the tube is just small enough that when I >>> tuck the tube to clear two of the bolts the tube pulls toward the center >>> and pinches in the area of the third bolt. I have tried no air in the tube, >>> moderate air and full air in the tube. I have now torn two holes in the >>> tube and no joy in getting the two halves together. I need the wisdom of >>> the DOG to get back in the air. >>> Thank you in advance >>> Kurt >>> >>>> N13EB s/n 3660 >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
