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05-11-2006, 04:15 PM
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RV-8 Wheel pant clearance
Has any body had a problem with the wheel pant fairing on the RV8 applying pressure to the brake assembly. All I seem to need is 1/8 inch to releave the pressure, has any body found this to be a problem, and what was the fix. Simple is better.
Chris S 627CS
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05-11-2006, 04:35 PM
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Chris,
When I was building, there were a number of posts on the Yahoo RV-8 Group talking about wheel pant/brake interference. I was anticipating having to put in a blister, but didn't have any problem when I went to fit the pants. You might do a search on that group and see if you can dredge up the history.
Paul
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05-11-2006, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Santschi
Has any body had a problem with the wheel pant fairing on the RV8 applying pressure to the brake assembly. All I seem to need is 1/8 inch to releave the pressure, has any body found this to be a problem, and what was the fix. Simple is better.
Chris S 627CS
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I found that simply bending the wheel pant mount bracket inboard a bit provided the clearance I needed. I've mounted four sets of wheel pants now and they all contact the corner of the caliper without some additional "tweaking". |
05-12-2006, 07:24 PM
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Blister
After a lot of head scratching and investigation, I went the blister route. Some additional work, but not really noticable once painted.
http://bowenaero.com/mt3/archives/20...eel_pants.html
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05-13-2006, 09:06 AM
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Chris, It sounds like Randy lists the fix if you are using Vans stock gear legs. I installed the Grove aluminum gear legs and found that the additional thickness of the aluminum gear could not be overcome by tweaking the wheelpant mounting bracket. I had to install a blister also. Once painted it is barely noticeable.
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05-17-2006, 08:22 PM
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Caliper Interference
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Originally Posted by WJM
Chris, It sounds like Randy lists the fix if you are using Vans stock gear legs. I installed the Grove aluminum gear legs and found that the additional thickness of the aluminum gear could not be overcome by tweaking the wheelpant mounting bracket. I had to install a blister also. Once painted it is barely noticeable.
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Chris,
Even with the thicker Grove gear, bending the aft portion of the wheel pant bracket inboard worked for me. If I remember correctly, all I had to to was bend it in another three or four degrees. YMMV.
Scott Chastain
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