Bent tailwheel steering arm

DaveF · Post by **DaveF** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:40 pm

My tailwheel has the 3214T arm with the upturned ends. Which dust caps do I use, standard or heavy duty?

bagarre · Post by **bagarre** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 11:30 pm

Mine have the upturned arms as well. My dust caps were heavy duty.

DaveF · Post by **DaveF** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:00 pm

Thanks. Every year the tailwheel gets a birthday present of a new part. This year it's dust caps, bearing axle spacer, and grease retainer.

bagarre · Post by **bagarre** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:44 pm

Check out the axle bearing seals that Alaskan Bushwheel uses. They are more like grease seals should be vs the original felt washer things.

DaveF · Post by **DaveF** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:45 pm

I bought a set of the axle bearing seals a few years ago, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to get them in. They're too big for the bore on the wheel.

johneeb · Post by **johneeb** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:22 pm

Maybe that is why the part number for the seals is missing in the parts listing at Spruce and Airframes Alaska!

DaveF · Post by **DaveF** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:03 pm

This discussion motivated me to try again. I found the new seals in my box of tailwheel parts and used the necessary force to get them into in place. David, you're right, they're better than the felt seals.

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