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Hey All! Has anyone ever tried useing a 3 hole outer rim on a 6 hole inner rim, ?its a 600-6 wheel, Clevland. Are they the same hole spread? Probably a Cessna rim would be close 172 ect..Thanks for any input! If it would work it would save a lot of money and searching. Ironman Al.

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I never thought about doing that, but if 3 of the holes will line up I would do it.  I think the spacing may be a bit off though.

 

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I would "guess" the symmetry would be different as well.

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One of the Cessna wheels is the 3-hole 40-90A - I guess the A designates the 1 1/4" axle bearing.   I have a Piper wheel, and think it is a 40-90, with 3 bolt holes and for the 1 1/2" axle, and I am going to take some measurements so he can compare it to his 6-hole Cessna wheel.

If you have 3 holes that form an equalateral triangle, and you turn that triangle upside-down, and put in 3 more holes, you would have a 6 hole pattern.... ???

EDMO

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Makes sense.....probably why the 3 hole may not be a equilateral triangle   Lou

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Makes sense.....probably why the 3 hole may not be a equilateral triangle   Lou

If the 3 holes were not equilateral, it would make the wheel off-balance....

EDMO

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Oh, I thought you were referring to a nose dragger Cessna   LOL

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Makes sense.....probably why the 3 hole may not be a equilateral triangle   Lou

If the 3 holes were not equilateral, it would make the wheel off-balance....

EDMO

I think Lou was thinking what I was thinking... it would make sense and be too easy if the 3 hole pattern lines up perfectly over half of the 6 hole wheels... Why would someone making aircraft parts do something that makes sense.. hence them probly being just a 1/4 hole off or something stupid that would prevent you from doing just that :lol:

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Makes sense.....probably why the 3 hole may not be a equilateral triangle   Lou

If the 3 holes were not equilateral, it would make the wheel off-balance....

EDMO

I think Lou was thinking what I was thinking... it would make sense and be too easy if the 3 hole pattern lines up perfectly over half of the 6 hole wheels... Why would someone making aircraft parts do something that makes sense.. hence them probly being just a 1/4 hole off or something stupid that would prevent you from doing just that :lol:

:BC:

 

I guess we are shortly going to find out - I am going to the shop to get some measurements now, and Ironman Al can compare mine with his, although mine is a Piper wheel and his are probably Cessna - they are both Cleveland wheels.

EDMO

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CLEVELAND 6 inch, 40-90 3-HOLE 1 1/2" AXLE WHEELS MEASUREMENTS;

The bolt holes are equidistant, and my measurements are plus/minus a few thousanths because of paint, except for the measurement of the diameter of the outer bearing race which is 2.560"

 Bolt distance center-to-center aprox,. 4.100"          

Depth from outer rim to center indentation where bolt head sits 1.200"     

The diameter of the inside depression and outside of the small flange where the wheel halves mate is about 5.200"

Hope this helps Al,  measure between centers of two bolts, skipping the bolt between them.

Note for Akflyer:  If all holes were not equidistant, then there would only be one position for you to mount the wheel halfs together, but you can rotate either half and the holes still line up.

EDMO 

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Sounds good! Thanks for your help Ed! And everyone else, I'll be doing that ASAP, and let you know results! 

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CLEVELAND 6 inch, 40-90 3-HOLE 1 1/2" AXLE WHEELS MEASUREMENTS;

The bolt holes are equidistant, and my measurements are plus/minus a few thousanths because of paint, except for the measurement of the diameter of the outer bearing race which is 2.560"

 Bolt distance center-to-center aprox,. 4.100"          

Depth from outer rim to center indentation where bolt head sits 1.200"     

The diameter of the inside depression and outside of the small flange where the wheel halves mate is about 5.200"

Hope this helps Al,  measure between centers of two bolts, skipping the bolt between them.

Note for Akflyer:  If all holes were not equidistant, then there would only be one position for you to mount the wheel halfs together, but you can rotate either half and the holes still line up.

EDMO 

Ed,  We were making a funny... a ha ha.  poking fun at a manufacture saying they would never do something logical in aviation.... 

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CLEVELAND 6 inch, 40-90 3-HOLE 1 1/2" AXLE WHEELS MEASUREMENTS;

The bolt holes are equidistant, and my measurements are plus/minus a few thousanths because of paint, except for the measurement of the diameter of the outer bearing race which is 2.560"

 Bolt distance center-to-center aprox,. 4.100"          

Depth from outer rim to center indentation where bolt head sits 1.200"     

The diameter of the inside depression and outside of the small flange where the wheel halves mate is about 5.200"

Hope this helps Al,  measure between centers of two bolts, skipping the bolt between them.

Note for Akflyer:  If all holes were not equidistant, then there would only be one position for you to mount the wheel halfs together, but you can rotate either half and the holes still line up.

EDMO 

 

Ed,  We were making a funny... a ha ha.  poking fun at a manufacture saying they would never do something logical in aviation.... 

Yes Leni,  I totally agree, but I thought maybe you might be kornfuzing some newkommer, and posted that for their info -

I kno U kno better!   EDMO

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WELL! Glad that's settled...

Bring  on the next dustup...:BC:

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Ending of this story is that I bought a new outer rim from Alaska bush wheels, exact replica of the Clevland, only aluminum not magnesium, at a lot less price, and its powder coated. 179.00 vrs.575.00,

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Ending of this story is that I bought a new outer rim from Alaska bush wheels, exact replica of the Clevland, only aluminum not magnesium, at a lot less price, and its powder coated. 179.00 vrs.575.00,

Nice to hear that there are cheaper places to buy wheels.   I didn't even know that ABW sold wheels - I thought just tires.  EDMO

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Ed! Yes they have aluminum Clevland wheels 6 and 8" maybe 10" to. I know the make a big wheel tail wheel.

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