The International Cessna 170 Association

hilltop170 wrote:

n2582d wrote:...George’s 1952 B-model with Cessna supplied pants installed after the fact are level with the ground.....

My airplane, by serial, is a '53 B-model. (25713) which left the factory in Nov '52...so the FAA registry shows it a '52 model. (When it left the country in '52 it went to the El Salvador Cessna distributor and when it returned to the US in 1971 and rec'd its first U.S. Airworthiness Cert. it was declared on it's registration to be a "1971 Cessna 170B". I had to send a letter to OKC to correct them that by serial it's a '53 ...and they followed their usual custom and declared it in accordance with it's production date.

I’ll play with a straight plate to see how that works. I’m thinking the dust plate has been done away with.

c170b53 wrote:I’ll play with a straight plate to see how that works. I’m thinking the dust plate has been done away with.

Yes, let me know.

Jim,
The wheel pants are off my plane and when I was at my hangar yesterday, I finally remembered to take some measurements of the mounting plate for you. My plate is just under 1/8" thick aluminum. It measured out at about 0.113" thick. Given a paint layer, I'm guessing it's 10 Ga aluminum. The plate offsets inward 3/8" (as best i could measure). In other words, the plate mounts on the end of the gear leg inboard of the axle, then offsets inward towards the aircraft centerline by 3/8", and then the edges bend parallel to the center portion mounted to the gear leg. Unfortunately, I forgot that you also want a pic from the top and side. Next time I'm there I'll take soms pics. Also, if you want other measurements, let me know. Hope this helps.

Thanks Gene, I played around with a sheet of .060 to see whether a straight piece would work. My XP wheel pant plates are .125 so .100 is the ballpark. I have a bad habit of throwing away broken things. My backing plates had major cracks in them and were beyond repair but they would have made good templates. I'm hoping a local at my field will have an example that will make duplication easier. Thanks again for taking the time to measure yours.

One more, I need the measurement from the lower lip of the outside of the wheel pant to the axle bolt centre hole. This will help me nail this down.....finally, thanks

Here are pics of the plate on my plane. Apologies for the dirt. I fly off a grass strip and the wheels get pretty grimy.
Poncho73, I'm not sure I understand the measurement you want. You looking for the distance between the bottom edge of the pants as installed and the center of the axel?

I think this is the measurement you want: 3 5/32". See this photo:
Here are a couple of other photos showing the pants from the sides, in case you find them helpful. Again, apologize for the dirt.

gfeher wrote:I think this is the measurement you want: 3 5/32". See this photo:

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Here are a couple of other photos showing the pants from the sides, in case you find them helpful. Again, apologize for the dirt.

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That is the measurement. Thanks!

I’m looking for the correct length for the axle nut. The ones that were supplied are not the correct length. I’m thinking they should 2 1/6 or so. Part 0441130 is was is called on the drawing. Anyone have the length? Thanks