May 28, 2007 - Spinning Wheels
Today was Memorial Day and I devoted the day to building the RV, having got my flying fix yesterday.

I went downstairs not really having a solution for the wobbly wheels.  I checked the forums but no one had described a problem like I was having.  I tried a few things with no luck.  I was out of ideas, so I played my final card -- I read the instructions.  I came across this line:  "Fit the 5:00x5 Cleveland wheels and U-405 Axle Spacers (one on each side of the wheel) on the axle."  Spacers?   I looked in my parts box and found the below spacers. 

Of course, with the spacers, everything worked perfectly.  The wheels rotated perfectly with no wobble whatsoever.  I had the perfect spacing between the brake drum and wheel fairing mount -- shown below.  All right!
There, both wheels are on. 
I switched around the fittings on one of the brake assemblys. 
I trail-fit the brake assemblys and calipers.  The brake line elbow goes on top, facing aft, and the bleed nipple goes on the bottom. 
Next I started modifying the axle nuts for the Jacking Mount Kit I had bought from Avery Tools.  First I drilled out the two nutplates.
Then I drilled a 1" diameter hole with the drill press. 
Finally, I filed a groove in the end of the axle nut so that the steel brackets shown at left would lay flush.  This probably took me four hours!  Early on, I realized it would take a long time and I might as well sit on the couch and watch TV While doing it.  I ended up watching part of Patton, Where Eagles Dare and Starsky and Hutch.  Only after I was done did I discover that Avery also sells pre-configured axle nuts for $22.  I wish I had known.  I hate spending that kind of time on something so tedius. 
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