Prop tip distance from tire? 1957 PA22-135

[Troy Hamon]

Walt, that is pretty normal in my experience with four different PA-22s.

[walt.buskey]

Thank you, Troy. I've learned that, with this particular plane, not much is necessarily as it seems....

But it's now working well. A few more things to take care of --aren't there always?-- but at least I'm getting some dual time in on it. Looking forward to spring and warmer weather -- though we're scheduled to have another major late-spring snowstorm over the next few days. Gotta love it, right?

Walt

[leifur]

I was curious to measure my gap with a nose wheel fairing installed. I have 3“ to the fairing.
Previously I added one big washer behind the lower engine bushings to fix an issue where the intake tube came so close to the nosewheel mount that it almost touched. You may want to check your clearance between intake tube and mount. The second picture is taken looking down and forward along the tube on the righthand side.

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[Old3pacer]

I measured 2 tripacer nearby. From edge of prop to tire was just under 2 inches on the first and just over 2 inches on the second. No wheel pant on either.