Nose wheel spat removal Vixxen A32

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What is the procedure to remove the nose wheel spat on a Vixxen A32.  Tomorrow I'm helping a mate practice removal to fix a nose wheel flat tyre.  Tyre is not flat just checking how to gain access as he's doing a trip starting next weekend.  Thanks in advance for any info.

[Blueadventures]

Answer from Tristan at Foxbat Aust.

 

Mike’s Question

Nose wheel spat removal on a Vixxen A32. What is the procedure to remove the front wheel spat as we are checking how its done tomorrow as a trail for fixing a flat tyre during a trip. Thanks in advance for info. The maintenance manual does not explain this.

 

 Tristan Mol

Rising contributor

You will need to remove the nose fork and shock from the aircraft to remove the spat. of the fork. Wheel, fork, shock and spat should come away and can be serviced as required on a bench

 

Mike Saunders

Author

Thanks Tristan, this is on Dave's Yellow Vixxen. Just prepping for a trip starting end of week. So that I have it right, if in the field do you hold the tail down to get nose wheel off the ground (the weight on tail plane spar as in manual) and remove the bolts mentioned above then the spat will come up? Then remove the nose wheel axle?

 

Tristan Mol

Rising contributor

Mike Saunders yeah get the tail on the ground as described. Then by removing the upper bolt on the shock and strut pivot bolt, the whole wheel assembly will come away allowing for the spat to be slid up and over. That will give plenty of access to the axle nut to remove the wheel.

There are 4 bolts holding the spat to the nose fork. By removing them, you may be to get the spat up far enough to remove the axle bolt enough to remove wheel.

 

Mike Saunders

Author

Thankyou for info, Appreciated.