Thanks Guys,
As you may know i am not a builder, but have down loaded a diagram of the nose
wheel , I see it has tapered roller bearings, which as far as i can see the
outer
shell is bonded to the actual 2 parts of the wheel hub,
The wheel component is made in two parts and bolted together to make the wheel
complete, and if necessary unbolted to split the wheel in order to repair a tyre
puncher,
If the outer shell of the bearing is bonded to these two wheel hubs you can not
split the wheel apart the bonded bearing shell holds it togeter ,, well not quit
true you need heat, and i don,t fly with a blow torch in the back of the plane.
I am not an engineer either, but why could there not be two smaller width
bearing
used, each being bonded to its respected half wheel hub, so each contains its
own bearing and can be split apart easily .
Also bonding why bond, surly there are bearing with( don,t know what you call it
) but say 3 projected lug locators so as to drop into a located hub housing
to prevent the outer shell from turning.
I like 5 minute bearing changes,
Please comment and inform me of the why not,s . Basically I would just like some
explanation to satisfy my own mind, I may tend to see thing to simple.
I believe a mod has already been worked out for the nose wheel which I am also
looking into, and may have done,
Alan
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