REFLECTOR: Nose wheel play

[Terry Miles]

Me too.  I was working on my nose wheel for an unrelated issue, and put it all back together w/ new shorter spacing sleeves.  (The ones between the wheel assembly and the nose fork.)  If you have any play there, it is an invitation for shimmy...particularly in combination with an under inflated (less and 45 psi) tire.  I have the LX RG.  It takes some doing, but the factory will send a slightly too long set, and just put on some good music and pull out a metal file.  Keep them tight as possible.  You can get a little flex out of the folk itself so as to spread them slilghtly for the final assembly.  
Terry
 


From: dugasd at bellsouth.net
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 10:14:37 -0500
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Nose wheel play






Me too.  Used washers from the hardware store in the box of “machine washers”.
Rene’
 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of nmflyer1 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:50 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Nose wheel play
 

John, 

 

I had the same issue when I went to the "new improved" Nosewheel bracket on my FG. I didn't like the idea of the slop, seems like it would exaggerate any tendency to shimmy. I removed the slack with shims. 

 

Kurt 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: aminetech at bluefrog.com
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 7:05 am
Subject: REFLECTOR: Nose wheel play


My nose wheel has 1/16" gap between the spacers/wheel.  It seems 
noticeable if I push the nose of the plane from side to side.  It's a 
tight fit to get the wheel rim past the area where the axle fits, so I 
don't think anything is deformed.  I'm thinking of adding washers to 
remove the slack.  Anyone else notice this?

John
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