Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Robert
jest tired of not being able to depend on the shinns when you need them when i finish will sell old wheels and brakes i have two sets to include 4 good wheels 2 left side brake assemblies and 2 right complete

trex

the landing gear is not all have tcraft panel for a well art 50 containers full of an hardware in book case set of instruments on top of desk and live in girl friend has 57 hrs flight time in tcraft soon will have her ticket and loves taylorcrafts makes aviation decor easy

[crispy critter]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

CVAVON.....you lucky bastard,lol. My wife tolerates airplanes in the hangers 50' from the house,and puts up with the constant aviation traffic in and out on the weekends and occasionally on weekdays,but if I bring airplane stuff in the house,I'd better be wearing a helmet because that iron skillet really smarts!! I hung a beautiful muti-grained wood prop on the living room wall one day while she was at work and it took me two weeks to talk her out of burning it...while it was still on the wall!!!lol. She puts up with it and supports my aviation madness but she's not personally big on flying anymore like she used to be...I must admitt that it has affected us a bit but she's still a great gal.

[T-Rex]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

CVAVON, BravoIt is great to have a supportive partner with this madness. My wife is great but the line is drawn somewhere at the basement and kitchen area. She let me cook my mags in the oven for the 500HR and if I get a new part or toy she'll let me keep it in the living room and fondle it for about a week before it needs to find a permanent home. And she loves to fly.
If you need any advise on how to mount the cyllinders call Baumann Floats in New Richmond WI. They put a t-crate on amphibs and did a nice install of grove cylinders under the floor for the hyd, brakes. They used the orignal heel pedals.

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

T-rex

I have a set of Scott heal brake masters that i will use.Berry Grove sized the caliper to work with the 300 psi they will make and said they will be on the bottom side of the strength that the brakes will produce but should work fine

Chuck

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Well the paper work is off to the FSDO for approval wish me LUCK!!! Chuck

[guns68]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Good Luck! Let us know how it goes.

[N74DV]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

I'm interested in a similar conversion. I put Grove wheels/brakes on my experimental Pietenpol Aircamper project years ago and I really like them.

Hoping your FSDO approves without issue. If so I'm sure those of us who are looking for a similar conversion would like a copy of the paperwork to help push our FSDO in the right direction.

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

tribe

when and if it get's approved i will let the tribe have copies of my paper work will have to find out how to get the web site to take a file that is 10.60 mb compressed Chuck

[lawheelock]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

This is copy of a field approval I got a few years ago and it's basically the same thing as the grove adapter and it works good, it doesn't spin. AtLee Dodge makes the same type of adapter for a cub to go from a 1 1/4" to a 1 1/2" axle. A standard cub uses four AN 4 bolts, I think the number of AN3 bolts in the picture will be plenty, It's not a boeing 737.

It would be most helpful when you (and other folks who provide 337 documents) show the back page (Block 8) of a 337 if an image of the front page was included. If it has an FAA approval stamp, all the better, but the information on the front page is most important if one is trying to get a FSDO to approve a similar modification and if one can establish prior FAA approval it sometimes helps with a co-operative FSDO.
Thanks.
Larry Wheelock, BC12D, N96179, A&P, IA

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Larry I agree with you about 337's need to be complete . Talked to the faa inspector yesterday he asked about the 337's i included in my paper work and where i got them as they were ones he signed of when he was in Alaska he also did not need the front of the one that shows the axle sleeve as he also signed it off he is now in the Nashville FSDO 40 years with the FAA fly's a super cub and knows tub and fabric airplanes for once the rite FAA person for the job may have approval by end of this week.

Chuck

[guns68]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

I don't have much experience with the FAA's approval proccess, but that seems fast! Great job and continued good luck.

[akndrifter]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

How well do they work compared to clevends?

[wlas]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Chuck...Didn't you get the front of the adpter one ? when you sent me a PM I sent it to you the next day. I'll do it again if you still need it.
Larry

[cvavon]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Hey guys

Just got back my approved 337 for the disk conversion. Will post paperwork as soon as I can. Whole process was painless and quick. Will be posting this on our 4 shared site due to file size and once posted there will give you guys the link.

Chuck

[astjp2]

Re: Grove disk brake conversion for tapered axls

Send a copy to Robert Lees, he can then put it in the tech resources section for us to peruse. Tim