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Goodyear wheels
I bought a set of Goodyear wheels at the Mid-Atlantic Flyin held in
Lumberton, NC last Saturday. They were fairly dirty, but only cost $10 and cleaned up real nice. I elected not to carry home the brake calipers, they as it would be too hard to make them fit my installation. Figured someone else could make better use of them. I've done some research, and the Matco 600 series of triple-piston calipers look like they will fit right in, with a nice 1/8" clearance all the way around. My question is, "How does the brake rotor attach to the wheel in the Goodyears?" It looks like the rotor float freely on some metal blocks and held in place by the calipers. Is this correct? Or is there some way to lock the rotor in place? -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)." |
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You are correct. The brake rotor on the Goodyear wheels I'm familiar
with floats inside the wheel. It's kept from rotating by the little metal blocks (keys), and kept centered by some springs that go between the blocks. The caliper then keeps the disk from sliding in or out on the axle, since the disk is captured between the two pads. (Actually, it does slide in response to pad actuation, but the amount of movement is minute.) Basically, its sort of the reverse of an automotive floating caliper. In the Goodyear, the caliper is fixed, and the disk floats. There are many variations of these wheels and brakes, and the disks, calipers, little blocks, springs, and retainers are all more or less unique to the specific version you have. Never looked at the Matco calipers, so I'm not sure if they will be easy to adapt or not. Be advised, some people go livid at the mention of Goodyear brakes, because in the original application, if the pad wears too thin, it can slip out of its recess and jam the disk. This results in an instant locked brake, with no way to release, which can be really exciting, especially at touchdown in a taildragger. DAMHIKT. Also, if the spring clips, retainers, and/or metal blocks break or pop out, you can experience the same thing. Lots of folks have converted away from Goodyears for that reason. Whether or not that motivated the company to stop making the things, I don't know. Properly maintained, it seems a useful system for a light plane like a Cub, Champ, Luscombe or similar. Hope it helps, Henry Bibb In article , says... I bought a set of Goodyear wheels at the Mid-Atlantic Flyin held in Lumberton, NC last Saturday. They were fairly dirty, but only cost $10 and cleaned up real nice. I elected not to carry home the brake calipers, they as it would be too hard to make them fit my installation. Figured someone else could make better use of them. I've done some research, and the Matco 600 series of triple-piston calipers look like they will fit right in, with a nice 1/8" clearance all the way around. My question is, "How does the brake rotor attach to the wheel in the Goodyears?" It looks like the rotor float freely on some metal blocks and held in place by the calipers. Is this correct? Or is there some way to lock the rotor in place? |
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Ernest Christley wrote: I bought a set of Goodyear wheels at the Mid-Atlantic Flyin held in Lumberton, NC last Saturday. They were fairly dirty, but only cost $10 and cleaned up real nice. I elected not to carry home the brake calipers, they as it would be too hard to make them fit my installation. Figured someone else could make better use of them. I've done some research, and the Matco 600 series of triple-piston calipers look like they will fit right in, with a nice 1/8" clearance all the way around. My question is, "How does the brake rotor attach to the wheel in the Goodyears?" It looks like the rotor float freely on some metal blocks and held in place by the calipers. Is this correct? Or is there some way to lock the rotor in place? The disk floats inside the wheel, while clips (usually 4) keep them from floating outside the wheel. Button clips retain the retainer clips. The problem with Goodyears is that Goodyear has priced the clips outside all reality (something like $20 per clip for a 2-cent item). The clips do fail and require frequent replacement. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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I made those clips from wide steel banding, the stuff used
to strap lumber and plywood together. The price of the clips is insane. I'd hate to have to buy them for a certified airplane. The buttons can be replaced with 1/4" NC screws cut real short and the holes in the wheel tapped to take them. Dan |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 02:07:52 GMT, Ernest Christley wrote:
wrote: I made those clips from wide steel banding, the stuff used to strap lumber and plywood together. The price of the clips is insane. I'd hate to have to buy them for a certified airplane. The buttons can be replaced with 1/4" NC screws cut real short and the holes in the wheel tapped to take them. Does anyone have pictures or maybe a drawing of what these clips and buttons look like? There are no clips, and I'm assuming that the 'buttons' are ten or so little blocks placed around the edge that catch the rotor. I haven't been able to find much information at all about Goodyear wheels through Google. There are really several different types, some with square clips that pop out completely, others with long riveted-on clips that don't come out. Like you, I found an old wheel for sale at a fly-in for $5. Brought it home and found none of the parts matched my OWN Goodyear wheels, the same nominal size. Guy with a Luscombe across the hangar row had trouble with his Goodyears. I gave him the wheel I'd bought, but they didn't match *his*, either. Here's a close-up of my brake disk and clips: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/goody1.JPG Back when I was trying to find brake pads for less than $200/pair (I ended up making my own) I was finally referred to a Goodyear wheel expert in Georgia or the Carolinas. IIRC, I was given the name when I called the non-toll-free number at Wag-Aero and pestered them for a bit. You might try searching the archives of the Fly Baby mailing list, although much of the discussions center on the 8.00x4 wheels. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flybab...query=goodyear Ron Wanttaja |
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Ron Wanttaja wrote:
There are really several different types, some with square clips that pop out completely, others with long riveted-on clips that don't come out. Like you, I found an old wheel for sale at a fly-in for $5. Brought it home and found none of the parts matched my OWN Goodyear wheels, the same nominal size. Guy with a Luscombe across the hangar row had trouble with his Goodyears. I gave him the wheel I'd bought, but they didn't match *his*, either. Here's a close-up of my brake disk and clips: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/goody1.JPG Back when I was trying to find brake pads for less than $200/pair (I ended up making my own) I was finally referred to a Goodyear wheel expert in Georgia or the Carolinas. IIRC, I was given the name when I called the non-toll-free number at Wag-Aero and pestered them for a bit. You might try searching the archives of the Fly Baby mailing list, although much of the discussions center on the 8.00x4 wheels. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flybab...query=goodyear Ron Wanttaja Thanks, Ron. Cy hooked me up with an excellent parts diagram that showed my wheels exactly. I have the ones with the little square clips (but no little square clips). I'm going to try to make the clips as Dan suggested. -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)." |
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