Tail Wheel bracket for 140A

[8031]

My 140A had a cracked tail wheel bracket that had two doublers installed that had also cracked. After doing some homework my A&P and I removed the rudder and vertical stab, lifted but did not remove the horizontal stab and elevators and removed the tail wheel bracket. The bracket was sent to David Lowe (Lowe Aviation) to be rebuilt. It was returned in a week, including shipping both ways.

The fit was outstanding and the installation was accomplished with a less than expected amount of profanity. Access to the tail cone is not optimal, but it is possible. A custom bucking bar would help.

The take away from this is that I would highly recommend having your tail wheel bracket rebuilt by Dave instead of purchasing an new one. The workmanship and fit are outstanding. You can contact Dave at davidlowe.c140@gmail.com or by phone at 270-929-3776.

Hopefully I won't need another tail wheel bracket for at least 50 years, but if I do I will get it from Dave.

[6898]

Been there and done that Yes Glad we have David and so many other members with the passion for saving our Cessna's!

[atypicalguy]

How do you rebuild a tailwheel bracket? It is metal with holes in it, right? I mean, what part of it gets rebuilt?

[6643]

How do you rebuild a tailwheel bracket? It is metal with holes in it, right? I mean, what part of it gets rebuilt?

Not to be a smart Alec, but, the broken metal part gets replaced.

[atypicalguy]

OK I guess I am just wondering what part of the bracket typically breaks? I wasn't aware this was a problem. Mine looked pretty good but I would have hit it with a magnifying glass while it was off if I had known there were identified failure points

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[6643]

Isn't that a repair underneath the spring shackle?