REFLECTOR: Shimmy and Nose Gear Pivot Bushings

[John Dibble]

How did you change the caster angle?

John

Wayne wrote:

> I molded a large bowl of lead into the front of my nosewheel pant/.It
> changed the shimmy from high frequency to a very low frequency.
> Revising the caster angle on my nose gear finally fixed the shimmy tendency.
> It shimmied more often when the front was heavily loaded.  I changed the
> caster angle so with two large folks up front  the caster was near zero and
> slightly negative when  lightly loaded.
> At the same time I installed a nose wheel lock  but have never needed it.
> Wayne
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