Wheel Pants

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Bill,
You might consider epoxying the pants onto the gear and save the weight and 
bother of nuts and bolts. It also saves the space you don't have and the 
alignment is always there. I've been doing that for many years. The gear is stronger 
as a results and the normal maintenance you would likely have with the nut 
and bolt method, simply doesn't exist with my set-up.

In the event of a crashed landing, the pants usually don't survive regardless 
of mounting method. The pants are simply ground off and replaced.

The axles I use are 6-32 flat head allen bolts. I epoxy a blind nut/ply plate 
inside the pant and screw the bolt from the backside of the strut, into the 
blind nut, so that it is extending into the pant. That's the axle part. A c 
clip holds the wheel in place. The simplest and as light an assembly as possible.

FWIW

Matt K


> Subj:Re: Wheel Pants 
> Date:12/21/2003 10:45:18 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:phelps15 at comcast.net
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> 
> Mike-
> Thanks, and I couldn't agree more about this piece.  I have a set, and there 
> just isn't room for it inside the Bolly CF pants.  Thanks for the help!
> Bill
> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Mike Darr 
>> To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 9:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: Wheel Pants
>> 
>> 
>> Bill, if you are looking for a very clean and simple way to mate your Bolly 
>> pants and gear, you can try a set NMP axles (p/n nmpaxlefg) from Central 
>> Hobbies.  The axle set sells for $6.97.  These axles do not use wheel collars. 
>>  the wheel is placed on the axle then held in place with a small e clip.  
>> The axle is attached to the gear with a 4-40 bolt threaded through it.  This 
>> allows you to put the wheel on the axle then place it inside the wheel pant. 
>>  You will have one hole drilled through the gear and wheel pant to allow a 
>> 4-40 bolt to pass through.  With this you are simply clamping the wheel pant 
>> to the gear when mounting the axle.  This is most likely the lightest 
>> set-up that I know of along with a set of Dave Brown wheels.  The only problem is 
>> that the axles are made to fit Tetra wheels, so if you choose to use Dave 
>> Brown wheels the hub will need to be modified so that the wheel will fit on 
>> the axle and still be able to install the e clip.  If you need details on the 
>> wheel modification I can explain that in another e-mail.  I can also e-mail 
>> you pictures of this set-up if you are interested.
>>  
>> Mike Darr
>> mdarr00 at comcast.net
>> NSRCA 3316
>> 
>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: Bill Pritchett 
>>> To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:52 AM
>>> Subject: Wheel Pants
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thoughts on mounting the Bolly CF pants to the Bolly CF gear??  The pants 
>>> are grooved to match the outline of the gear......will the axle, mounted 
>>> with an aircraft nut, prevent rotation of the pants??  Does everyone 
>>> "capture" the outside of each wheel with a collar, or let it ride against the 
>>> pants?
>>> Thanks
>>>  
>>> Bill Pritchett
>>> 765-744-9322
>>> 
>> 
> 

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