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Maule Spring Gear Wheel Alignment

I did a bunch of research last night and it appears the Maule wide gear is the closest certified match for my landing gear.

Does anyone know what they run as far as toe and camber? I tried to find it in the maintenance manuals on the maule website but didn't have any luck.

Right now I'm figuring I need 0 to 0.5 degree toe-in and 4-6 degrees of camber, but those are kind of SWAGs based on some other spring type gear. I'd like to know the maule specs so I can get a better idea of what I should shoot for.
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Re: Maule Spring Gear Wheel Alignment

I talked to Jeremy today and I think I'm going to go with 0 to 0.5 degree toe-in and 4-6 degrees of camber. Seems the little bit of camber will help toe-in from going to toe-out if the gear splays too much and will also give more toe-in while in a 3-point stance, which should be good for directional control and help slow down more on asphalt.

He's a very knowledgeable guy and super helpful!
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Re: Maule Spring Gear Wheel Alignment

CamTom12 wrote:I talked to Jeremy today and I think I'm going to go with 0 to 0.5 degree toe-in and 4-6 degrees of camber. Seems the little bit of camber will help toe-in from going to toe-out if the gear splays too much and will also give more toe-in while in a 3-point stance, which should be good for directional control and help slow down more on asphalt.

He's a very knowledgeable guy and super helpful!


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