1941 Aeronca CA65 wheel pants

[roady0309]

I have a 41 i was wondering if there are brackets to connect the wheel pants to the landing gear, the one's I have are after market obviously one has been cut out to fit around the Oleo gear. Any pics of this I would appreciate and info.

[Richard Murray]

There are brackets and drawings of most of the parts from what I can ascertain. What brakes do your have?

1-512 Shinn Wheel Pants Inner Support
1-514 Shinn Wheel Pants Cover Plate
1-523 Wheel Pants Outer Reinforcement
1-524 Wheel Pants Inner Reinforcement
1-770 Shinn Wheel Pants Outer Support
1-884 Van Sickle Wheel Pants Bracket Support
1-885 Van Sickle Outer Wheel Pants Support
1-886 Van Sickle Inner Wheel Pants Bracket
1-887 Van Sickle Inner Wheel Pants Reinforcement
2-103 Wheel Pants Baffle Plate
4-74 Shinn Wheel Pants Installation
4-192 Shinn Wheel Pants Installation
4-242 Cleveland Wheel Pants Installation
7-41 Wheel Pants
7-47 Shinn Wheel Pants Assembly
7-142 Cleveland Wheel Pants Assembly

[roady0309]

I think Cleveland ill chech when I go back to hanger

[Paul Agaliotis]

I made a plate that secures to the welded flange on the bottom of the axle shaft using three of the bolt holes. It's about 2 inches wide and extends about 4 inches forward and aft of the axle. At the ends of the plate I put in a nut plate to secure the wheel pant. The outer side I made a tube to slide in the axle and secured by the cotter pin for the wheel. So it gets secured by two 10/32 screws on the inside and one on the outside. Very secure and has been working well. If your little Chief has the tapered axle, this set-up will need a different outside attachment.

Paul

[roady0309]

Do you have any photos or drawings of these?

[Paul Agaliotis]

Sorry I don't have any photos. I haven't been too successful in posting to this site.
Paul

[roady0309]

send pics to roady0371@gmail.com maybe we can do it that way