The plane was nosed over years ago and rebuilt. I usually have her on floats so I never fixed the land-gear.
But she was going all over the place so I tried to get somebody here to fix them during the last annual. They used dollies under the main wheels instead of grease plates. And did not shoot a straight line from the spinner tip to the tail drain hole. Anyway, the port side was super toed out and now it is a little better after reversing one shim. For some reason the IA in question would not continued with the starboard side. So it is still F'ed up like Hogans Goat. Although now when taxiing it only slowly goes off to the right instead of violently breaking to the right like it did before. 30 years ago there was a guy in Biglake who was good at this. But he is probably dead by now.
The plane was nosed over years ago and rebuilt. I usually have her on floats so I never fixed the land-gear.
But she was going all over the place so I tried to get somebody here to fix them during the last annual. They used dollies under the main wheels instead of grease plates. And did not shoot a straight line from the spinner tip to the tail drain hole. Anyway, the port side was super toed out and now it is a little better after reversing one shim. For some reason the IA in question would not continued with the starboard side. So it is still F'ed up like Hogans Goat. Although now when taxiing it only slowly goes off to the right instead of violently breaking to the right like it did before. 30 years ago there was a guy in Biglake who was good at this. But he is probably dead by now.
Alex,
If you can get Mike to look at it no matter what it costs it is a bargin considering how easy it would be to wreck the beautiful old 180 if you have the "wanta bee" crowd dicking around with it. I wouldn't even ask him how much just run it up to him if he would do it and then you know it will go straight down the runway when you pick it up …………………… how much is that worth when you need to land in Homer in a big Xwind???? PRICELESS.
Good Luck
Earle
The plane was nosed over years ago and rebuilt. I usually have her on floats so I never fixed the land-gear.
But she was going all over the place so I tried to get somebody here to fix them during the last annual. They used dollies under the main wheels instead of grease plates. And did not shoot a straight line from the spinner tip to the tail drain hole. Anyway, the port side was super toed out and now it is a little better after reversing one shim. For some reason the IA in question would not continued with the starboard side. So it is still F'ed up like Hogans Goat. Although now when taxiing it only slowly goes off to the right instead of violently breaking to the right like it did before. 30 years ago there was a guy in Biglake who was good at this. But he is probably dead by now.
As I told you. My 180 was screwed up. It has been put on it's tail. Please do yourself a favor and read this.. It is not hard. Mine tracks straight and true after I did this. It is not rocket science.
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I guess that will also take into account of a trailing gear leg....
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Probably not but I had removed and reinstalled the gear. It worked with me. Mine was toe in/out.
Was there any consideration taken for the engine offset?...As for the center-line of the aircraft, one old guy I helped used that as a base line. Years ago ( early 90s) when I helped him, we hung a plumb-bob off the nose and one off the rear drain hole or base of the stinger. Then marked the floor. Then we measured the front and back of the tires ( on grease plates) to the center line and back to the drain hole so he could figure out which one was doing what.
Center of the firewall is the better choice. Equal distance between the two lower engine mount to firewall bolts.