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Van's Aircraft RV-12 Maintenance Manual

Van's Aircraft RV-12
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Rev. 6
5-17
NOSE INNER TUBE REPLACEMENT
Tools
3/16 Allen
Expendable
Inner tube
Replaceable
Nose wheel assembly
Tire
Service Rating
Preventative
Minimum Certification
Owner and SPC, LSA-RM,
or A&P
Additional References
Matco user manual
KAI
Lift and support the aircraft. (1-16)
1. Remove the nose wheel and tire assembly. (5-16)
2. Deflate the inner tube.
3. Split the wheel assembly by removing the bolts (3), washers (6), and nuts (3).
4. Replace the inner tube. Orient the valve stem with the hole in the wheel and the
colored dot on the tire.
5. SLOWLY inflate the tire. Deflate it fully and re-inflate it SLOWLY a couple more
times to work out any wrinkles in the tube. Inspect for a good seat around the
wheel rim. For final inflation pressure see page 1-14.
6. Reassemble and install the wheel and tire assembly.
FLAPERON HINGE REPLACEMENT
Tools
3/8 socket
3/8 combo wrench
Expendable
None
Replaceable
Bearing MD3614M
Service Rating
Line
Minimum Certification
LSA-RM or A&P
Additional References
KAI
CAUTION:
B
E PREPARED WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONEL OR TOOLS TO HANDLE THE
WEIGHT AND AWKWARDNESS OF THE OBJECT TO BE REMOVED.
1. Remove the wings. (5-13)
2. Make note of the flaperon hinge hardware configuration
3. Remove the flaperon hardware and flaperon assembly.

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Van's Aircraft RV-12 Specifications

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BrandVan's Aircraft
ModelRV-12
CategoryAircrafts
LanguageEnglish

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