How do you tell if you have cleveland wheels?

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:27 pm

Aside from a logbook entry. How would I tell whether I have cleveland wheels or the stock wheels? All I have is the wheels no backing plates or calipers and I'm trying to figure out what they are. Thanks....

c170b53 · Post by **c170b53** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:03 am

Sounds like your missing a few data tags.

pdb · Post by **pdb** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:32 am

Get down on your hands and knees with a flashlight, some paper towels, and some Extreme Simple Green (aircraft safe) and gently clean off your cylinder housing. The Cleveland brakes have a small (~1/2 x 1") soft metal label that should identify the model brake you have if its a Cleveland wheel.

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:49 am

The calipers were put in some sort of acid bath and are shot........So no tag. I see some numbers on the hubs....But???

mit · Post by **mit** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:32 am

If your disc is on the outside of the wheel they are probably Cleveland's. If the Disc is on the inside of the wheel they are good years. If the Disc is bolted on to the thru bolts it is probably a Cleveland. I have seen McCauley wheels & disc's installed with Cleveland calipers.

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:04 pm

What do you mean inside? Or outside?

johneeb · Post by **johneeb** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:15 pm

Hope this helps!!!!!!

Cleveland Wheel

cleveland wheel.jpg

McCauley Wheel

McCauley wheel.jpg

Visit 170 parts manual page 52 figure 27 to see Cessna Wheel

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:24 pm

Is cessna the same as mccauley?

mit · Post by **mit** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:38 pm

They came with Good Years, STC'd for Cleveland. The disc on a Good Year fits in side the inner wheel half and is held in place by clips. If your disc is bloted on it is probably a clevlend.

http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKE ... 20PRODUCTS

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:51 pm

Ok then I have clevelands....Anybody know if this was the same on a 1956 C-172? I imagine so?

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:56 pm

Also curious if anyone has a picture of goodyears? This clip thing has me curious I've never seen such a thing.

mit · Post by **mit** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:08 pm

cfiatzph wrote:Also curious if anyone has a picture of goodyears? This clip thing has me curious I've never seen such a thing.

look in the parts book

Post by **GAHorn** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:29 pm

cfiatzph wrote:Ok then I have clevelands....Anybody know if this was the same on a 1956 C-172? I imagine so?

Cessna acquired McCauley, who made wheels and brakes that can be confused with Clevelands. If there is no datatag or other identifying
numbers (serial numbers that match the installation paperwork?) on the wheel, then the wheel should be rejected or returned to the mfr'r for overhaul.
(That's the officially correct action, not necessarily what a frugal pilot might do. keep in mind that if you have a Cleveland conversion your logs should reflect that. If you have a Cleveland conversion that is un-identifiable...even if it's obviously Clevelands but no datatags exist.... it's just like your seatbelts without datatags: They should be removed and overhauled and/or replaced. Why? Because there are LOTS of Cleveland wheels/brakes that are not approved for this airplane, and still others that are approved only on particular serial numbered airplanes. If YOUR STC specifies you should have Cleveland 43-60 wheels... but you have some kinda wheel that LOOKS like a Cleveland but is unidentified... then you have a problem of undocumented wheels.)

cfiatzph · Post by **cfiatzph** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:23 pm

Well....they are currently off the aircraft. I was trying to identify them to see if it was worth keeping them around, throwing them away, selling them etc. The two said aircraft had new cleveland kits installed as you recommended just now a couple years ago.

Thanks

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