REFLECTOR:Nose Wheel Resistance

[Ronnie Brown]

It should require 15-20 pounds of pull at the back of the tire to turn the
fork - with the aircraft nose off of the ground.  I use a fishing spring
scale and a Visegrip Clamp to do this with.  You want to make absolutely
certain this doesn't work loose.  A shimmy can destroy the nose gear
pivot/attachment.

While you're checking, also make sure the axle hasn't worked its way out.
Several have had this happen - me too.  I caught it before it hung my nose
gear in the retracted position and this was after only about 20 hours of
flight - set screw had worked loose out of the thread lock I had on it.  I
have since added a second set screw on top of the old one and I check to
make sure the axle hasn't rotated before EVERY flight

Ronnie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:38 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:Nose Wheel Resistance


> Is there a proper setting/pressure/stiffness should be for the nosewheel?
> Not having been the builder, its one of the disadvantages of just being an
> owner.
>
> Chuck
> N27GV, XL RG 300
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