FastEddieB Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I'm impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hi Dick, You have way too much time on y our hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Andy, Remember to check the clearance from the fork on any new tire you put on the nose. When I changed mine awhile back the new dresser would bind on the nose fork, so had to go back to the original tire. BTW I do not notice wear since I operate mostly on sod. You Georgia boys might be putting ground glass in tar and calling it asphalt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Bob Ground glass from boubon bottles and tar from the pits is a Kentucky thing. Andy is landing on real asphalt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mocfly Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Andy, If you need any help with the install let me know. I would be more than happy to give you a hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks guys, I'll let ya'll know what's happening when everything arrives. I went ahead and ordered the 8-ply tires too, so we will see how that works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Andy, Did you get tubes with 90 degree stems? You'll need 90 degree stems with the Matco wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'm sure that Roger Lee would be able to answer any questions you might have but if he's not available, I'll give it my best shot. 734.512.3467. Installation is pretty straight forward except for torquing the axle nuts. Be sure to read the directions for "Axle Nut Torque". If Matco is still supplying bearings with a grease seal, the axle nut is not tightened and then backed off to the the next cotter pin hole as is usually done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Andy, Did you get tubes with 90 degree stems? You'll need 90 degree stems with the Matco wheels. I got Leakguard tubes...the last ones I ordered were 90 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'm sure that Roger Lee would be able to answer any questions you might have but if he's not available, I'll give it my best shot. 734.512.3467. Installation is pretty straight forward except for torquing the axle nuts. Be sure to read the directions for "Axle Nut Torque". If Matco is still supplying bearings with a grease seal, the axle nut is not tightened and then backed off to the the next cotter pin hole as is usually done. I'm probably not going to make a 27 point laser alignment setup, if that's what you mean by "straight forward"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 OK, we'll stick with the "non laser" method but It'll take all the fun out of it. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Andy, I'll bet you won't need to do anything , but take some of the camber out. I ALWAYS add one washer on CTSW's as a shim on the bottom two bolts on the mount and sometimes add a second if that plane is real bad. I rarely have to mess with toe in and out. Just make the tire sit in a more natural flatter profile should make a difference. Fixing the camber usually takes care of it. Just do that first and see if that makes a difference. My bet is it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just curious... ...is any of this at all critical? I'm thinking of cars where a precise amount of toe-in is specified for stability - too little and the handling can get squirrelly. Has anyone ever gone "too far" in toe-in or camber, to the point that it affected handling, and not just tire wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Eddie, I have been able to see what happens to other aircraft when it was too far out. I haven't seen any with handling issues, just usually scrubs the tire quicker. I have seen some tires scrub in 50 hrs of use. Some 100 hrs. My tires usually last around 400 hrs. This of course is all just speculation because what really makes a difference how many landings and touch and goes pilots make, if the wheels are balanced and how much brake people use. Brakes can do a lot of tire damage by scuffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just curious... ...is any of this at all critical? I'm thinking of cars where a precise amount of toe-in is specified for stability - too little and the handling can get squirrelly. Has anyone ever gone "too far" in toe-in or camber, to the point that it affected handling, and not just tire wear? Eddie, tire wear is the biggest problem with a tricycle gear airplane, but if it is out on a conventional gear airplane you have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just curious... ...is any of this at all critical? I'm thinking of cars where a precise amount of toe-in is specified for stability - too little and the handling can get squirrelly. Has anyone ever gone "too far" in toe-in or camber, to the point that it affected handling, and not just tire wear? Wheels are there to just keep the plane off the ground. We don't try to do turns on the ground at speed. I can see a crazy amount of toe-out causing squirreliness though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 My ground cornering is just not that good. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Camber also affects handling...negative camber (what my CTSW has now) increases handling response, positive camber increases stability. I'm hoping taking out the negative camber will increase the stability of my airplane after touchdown and into the rollout. It's not bad now, but better is...better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Camber also affects handling...negative camber (what my CTSW has now) increases handling response, positive camber increases stability. I'm hoping taking out the negative camber will increase the stability of my airplane after touchdown and into the rollout. It's not bad now, but better is...better! Whoa! Right now you can blame the wheels. If you fix this problem who ya gonna blame? (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 My ground cornering is just not that good. :-) Doug, do you have tundra gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Whoa! Right now you can blame the wheels. If you fix this problem who ya gonna blame? (: Hmm...lack of fuel injection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Tom, I meant that as a joke...as in I don't get a good three wheel drift on the corners! Must have been too subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Tom, I meant that as a joke...as in I don't get a good three wheel drift on the corners! Must have been too subtle. I guess it went over my head. the reason I ask is because the 2 CTLS's that I have flown with tundra gear did not turn as nicely on the ground as the standard sear CTLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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