REFLECTOR:Round Tire

Scott Derrick reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 25 May 2004 06:37:42 -0600


I used my eyeballs.

At 06:39 AM 5/24/2004, you wrote:
>Scott,
>
>Are you sure it was out-of-round?  Or was it out of balance?  Nose wheels
>being out of balance is real common but out-of-round in kind of unusual,
>isn't it?  So, how did you test it for roundness?
>
>Chuck
>
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>
>
>I mounted a new nose wheel tire I bought from the factory a while back.
>
>Its not round?  I have never had any vibration from my nose gear.  I flew
>to Vegas yesterday and when I landed I noticed a vibration as soon as my
>nose wheel touched down.  After getting to parking I looked the nose gear
>over real well, Nothing loose. Shimmy damper washers tight.  I lifted the
>gear off teh ground and spun it and what do you know, brand new tire and
>its out of round?
>
>Anybody seen this before?
>
>Scott B.  Can I call Natalie and have her send me a new one?  I'll gladly
>return the oval one..
>
>Scott
>
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