REFLECTOR: FG Nosewheel Shimmy

steve korney s_korney at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 7 12:02:12 CST 2012


Harbor freight sells a pretty good 
Motorcycle Wheel Balancing Stand   
http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-balancing-stand-98488.html

 for $39.00...


Steve 

> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:33:17 -0700
> From: scott at tnstaafl.net
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: FG Nosewheel Shimmy
> 
> how did you balance the nose wheel?
> 
> I took mine into a couple tire shops and all I got was "Deer in the 
> Headlights look!"
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: REFLECTOR: FG Nosewheel Shimmy
> From: Mark Magee <edjonesbrady at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 03/07/2012 10:20 AM
> 
> > All,
> > In cogitating on the nosewheel shimmy trial I went through, I forgot to mention that Scott Swing recommended a perfectly balanced nosewheel, which I took care of. In balancing the nosewheel/tire combo it was readily apparent it was grossly out of balance. Apparently an out of balance nosewheel/tire combo is the 'trigger' that starts the destructive shimmy (vibration).  So my nosewheel shimmy was solved in 2 pieces: Jorge Bujanda style bumper (I made my own from a block of urethane) and a perfectly balanced nosewheel/tire assy. Once done do a high speed taxi to confirm.
> >
> > Ahhhhhh... Smooth as glass now.
> >
> > Mark B. Magee
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