REFLECTOR:Nose Gear Shimmy

[John Dibble]

That's interesting.  My shimmy gets much worse when I brake hard and I usually let off
to reduce the shimmy.  On a grass strip I have locked the main wheels and don't recall
noticing much shimmy.  Can the rotors be "turned" like for a car, or should they just
be replaced?

I'm tempted to try Chuck's low pressure method.  I would think that the tire turning
on the rim issue would be much less for the nose where the weight is much less and the
landing impact is much less.  So, tell me Chuck, how many hours do you have with the
low tire pressure?

John

HYTEC45@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/6/03 6:34:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ALVentures@cox.net writes:
>
> <<
>  Perhaps this discussion has gone as far as it can go on one data point.
>  There could have been other factors that caused the shimmy.  We don't
>  really know that is a pressure/shimmy relationship. >>
>
> I have had the Cleveland brakes since day one.  I have been through 2 sets of
> disks due to warpage from receptive heating (over 600hrs), yet never have
> lost braking.  The symptom is nose shimmy as one brake grabs the warped disk.
> Changing the disks provides instant relief.  My nose tube is at 50#.
>
> TEC
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