In mid Sept I took a look at my tires and noted the pilot side had more wear. I concluded that since we usually have a wind from the Southwest I was landing predominantly on the left wheel. I altered my landing style to land on the co-pilot side wheel for the past month to understand if I could move the wear to the that side. my thinking was the first wheel to touchdown did the work of aligning and aircraft with the runway and absorbed most of the wear. the procedure was with a left crosswind and normal left slip, just prior to touchdown to slip the airplane to the right and touchdown on the co-pilot side tire. this needed to be done just prior to touchdown and before the aircraft could accelerate to the right. I think I see increased wear on the co-pilot side tire. test complete. my conclusion is that you can control tire wear to each side by the landing technique. note: this procedure is not advisable in heavy crosswinds.
now I am getting new tires and brake pads on the mains after 400 hrs of use. when you install new brake pads, bleed a little brake fluid from the caliper to clear any debris and condensation from the line. a Bill Duffy tip. I have the original calipers, caliper seals and rotors for the past 8 yrs, 1000 hrs.
I reused the airstop tubes on the mains as they were in very good condition. I use new bolts and nuts for the wheel hub.
Sept - before testing
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Nov - using co-pilot side wheel landing technique. I note more wear to the co-pilot side tire.
now I am getting new tires and brake pads on the mains after 400 hrs of use. when you install new brake pads, bleed a little brake fluid from the caliper to clear any debris and condensation from the line. a Bill Duffy tip. I have the original calipers, caliper seals and rotors for the past 8 yrs, 1000 hrs.
I reused the airstop tubes on the mains as they were in very good condition. I use new bolts and nuts for the wheel hub.
Sept - before testing
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Nov - using co-pilot side wheel landing technique. I note more wear to the co-pilot side tire.
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