- Photos 1& 2: On Max Emmighausen's suggestion I used a bigger hammer (really!), and got the bearing races all set further down in the wheels so the dust shield was level with the outside face of the wheel.
- Then I mounted the back plate of the Azusa brakes to the left landing gear axle (photo #2). It was a real pain in the *$!@ to turn the nut and hold the bolt that attach the plate to the axle. They are in tight quarters and don't allow much or any room for tools to turn them. I had to use a pair of needle nose pliers to turn the nut.
- Then I had trouble figuring out how the brake arm mounted. The drawings call for a 15 degree offset, but the star pattern of the brake arm only allows increments of 45 degrees, so it can only be set at 0 degrees or 45 degrees. And if I tightened the nut down then the arm/cam would not rotate, so I figure that means I need to back off the nut slightly to allow the arm to operate, but none of these things are mentioned on the plans or in the file I downloaded from Sonex, telling how to install the wheels and brakes.
With bearing and dust cap in place, dust cap is now flush with wheel hub.
Dust cap is now flush or slightly below the wheel hub.
The Azusa back plate and shoes in place on the left axle.
