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Post subject: Re: Grumman Tiger question?  Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 08:42 |
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Username Protected wrote: It's easy just not pretty. Lay on the ground, roll the plane until the valve is at 6 o'clock, with your index finger bend the valve stem and attach the air chuck. The air will now be escaping at a rapid rate because the chuck is not square with the valve.
Keep trying and eventually the tire will be flat and you'll be cursing yourself for trying to put air in a Grumman nose wheel.
Seriously, it's not that bad. Some owners have put a notch in the fairing for better access. The notch in the fairing seems like a reasonable approach. I've already tried the first approach although I had the wrong type of chuck. Thanks for the info.
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Post subject: Re: Grumman Tiger question? Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 11:42 |
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Username Protected wrote: Mine had the little notch and I wish I had thought of putting a stripe on the tire. One time I put the stripe on all three Cessna tires. The owner went ballistic. After that I always asked. Amazing that some did not want an ugly stripe on the tire.
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Post subject: Re: Grumman Tiger question? Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 20:11 |
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Username Protected wrote: Mine had the little notch and I wish I had thought of putting a stripe on the tire. One time I put the stripe on all three Cessna tires. The owner went ballistic. After that I always asked. Amazing that some did not want an ugly stripe on the tire.
Bob,
that guy must have been a real jackass. I'm thinking about taking the fairing off completely.
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