To get at the tire valve stem on my 7ECA, I have to remove the wheel pants. This is a major inconvenience, involving removal of 7 screws on the inside and one big bolt on the outside of the fairing. Double this for both main gear. I know some other aircraft (Cessna, for example) have fairings with a "trap door" built into them, which makes adding air to the tire a snap. My question is: Is there an after-market fairing available with a trap door or access hole? Or is there a simple work-around solution that I am overlooking?
wheel fairings/wheel pants and tire pressure
- Thread starter timnorth
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acrodisiac
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yeah it's a pain but I simply remove the single axle bolt then lift the pant to get access to the tire valve. You need to roll the airplane a bit to get the valve at the the bottom but the process works easily for me.
Robert Szego
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Ditto here.