LS7 Main Wheel / Landing Gear question

[Gianni Isotope]

After removing the main wheel of my LS7 to service the brake pads/drum and then
replacing the wheel, bushing and right-side spacer, I noticed that the tire is
not exactly centered between the two landing gear forks, but is shifted about
1/4 inch to the right side, away from the side with the brake lever. The tire
also seems to be slightly off-center relative to the CG tow hook. Also, the tire
barely clears two inwardly-facing bolts attached to the right side landing gear fork.

I didn't notice any off-center arrangement before I removed the wheel, but I
probably wasn't looking at it that carefully. It may have been there all along -- wish I took photos.

Does anyone know if this is normal/acceptable, or cause for concern?

Thanks,

Jordan

[JJ Sinclair[_2_]]

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:41:21 AM UTC-7, Gianni Isotope wrote:
> After removing the main wheel of my LS7 to service the brake pads/drum and then
>
> replacing the wheel, bushing and right-side spacer, I noticed that the tire is
>
> not exactly centered between the two landing gear forks, but is shifted about
>
> 1/4 inch to the right side, away from the side with the brake lever. The tire
>
> also seems to be slightly off-center relative to the CG tow hook. Also, the tire
>
> barely clears two inwardly-facing bolts attached to the right side landing gear fork.
>
>
>
> I didn't notice any off-center arrangement before I removed the wheel, but I
>
> probably wasn't looking at it that carefully. It may have been there all along -- wish I took photos.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know if this is normal/acceptable, or cause for concern?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Jordan

Check the spacers that slide over axle, usually one wide, one slim.............bet you got them reversed.
JJ

[Gianni Isotope]

Thanks JJ, but the wheel is actually off-center in the direction of the wider spacer. Using the smaller one in its place would not seem to work.

>
> Check the spacers that slide over axle, usually one wide, one slim.............bet you got them reversed.
>
> JJ

[Bob Kuykendall]

On Jun 5, 6:30*am, Gianni Isotope > wrote:
> Thanks JJ, but the wheel is actually off-center in the direction of the wider spacer.
>*Using the smaller one in its place would not seem to work.

That being the case, then it might be that the wheel is mounted off-
center at the factory, and that's just the way it is. It is very
typical among HP-series operators to shift the wheel 1/2" or so off-
center to accommodate a disk brake system. Such offsets seem to make
no discernible difference to the takeoff, landing, or rollout
characteristics.

Thanks, Bob K.