tail wheel chain and springs.

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high country air

Registered User

• Jul 13, 2009

• #1

Need help, pacer 160 hp do the chains on the tail wheel need to be tight or do they need to have a little slack in them. it is a maule tail wheel and it has a shimmy to it on take off. took it a part cleaned and greased it didn't see any thing wore out in it.

 

Snert

FRIEND

Raleigh, NC

• Jul 13, 2009

• #2

delete

 

NimpoCub

Registered User

Nimpo Lake, BC . . . AKA "the Floatplane Capital o

• Jul 13, 2009

• #3

Snert said:

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Good move.

 

Bugs66

Registered User

Spokane WA

• Jul 13, 2009

• #4

Shimmy is caused by wrong castor angle. Also go to Bushwheels web site and they have a nice video on how to rig the tailwheel.

 

Steve Pierce

BENEFACTOR

Graham, TX

• Jul 13, 2009

• #5

Here is a good article my Dad wrote on tailwheel shimmy. http://www.pierceaero.net/tws.php

Should be a little tension.

 

Dave Barras

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New Iberia, LA

• Jul 13, 2009

• #6

Thanks Mr. Pierce (both of them), now I know what to look for if things start to shake rattle and roll.
And the new cylinders should be in tomorrow

David

 

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C-YQK

Registered User

• Jul 14, 2009

• #7

shimmy

Steve
Great article by your dad
Thanks

 

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high country air

Registered User

• Jul 14, 2009

• #8

tail wheel shimmy

THANKS STEVE, FOR THE INFO YOU EVER GET TO 4V1 WALSENBURG CO. BEERS ON ME.