REFLECTOR: nose wheel shimmy

[Sid Knox]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Baker" <flykb at verizon.net>


> Hi Sid,
> Looks great.
> I assume that you made the washer that the bracket attaches to.

The basic washer I found at a tractor supply/repair shop.  All the steel 
pieces that have been shaped were cut with a slave-labor-produced Plasma 
Cutter then smoothed with a Makita hand grinder and finally, powder coated 
with a slave-labor-produced Powder Coating Machine (the photos do not show 
the final assembly).
You will note that the washer has its fasteners increased from one to four. 
That one original screw would not have captured the washer sufficiently.

> What is the black disk between the washer bracket and nose wheel fork?

It is the fiber washer that came with the airplane.  I assumed only that it 
was original (?).

> How tight do you have the lock nut (holding the nose wheel on) tightened?

Only tight enough to take up clearance... no friction.

Sid