---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 11/07/13: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:12 AM - Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! (Matt Dralle) 1. 10:09 AM - Re: tail wheel turning right (Arizona Flyer) 2. 08:12 PM - Re: Re: tail wheel turning right (Gary Aman) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:12:29 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. 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Best regards, Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:09:25 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: tail wheel turning right From: "Arizona Flyer" byoungplumbing(at)gmail.c wrote: > is this the tail wheel you are having trouble turning right? > > [img]cid:9D2DD9D74D6F4CCD928710FFF260BAEF@BYoungHP[/img] > > and did you mention the wheel turns easy till the actuating bar is bolted on the top? > > if all above is true,,,,, there may be a missing washer under the actuating bar,,,,, or the housing may be a bit too tall. > > this is the wheel I am using now and wish I had changed from the pizza cutter wheel much sooner. I love it. and even more so since I put in better bearings. > > boyd young I like that. Do you know the inside diameter? I'd like to see if that will fit onto the male shaft coming from my rear boom. What does that one cost? Travis at Kolb told me the new tail wheel with 1" wide wheel is $300+ dollars but he said it's a whole new one that needs to be put on the boom. The one in your picture looks like it might slide right on my shaft. Thanks for the picture, I can finally see one! -------- "Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life just to arrive safely at death" Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=412418#412418 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:17 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: tail wheel turning right From: Gary Aman If the wheel is not exactly vertical ,or leaning when stationary,it will gi ve you a fit.The tail spring must be tight in the support tube and the rest of the assy tight on the spring rod.If it can move off of dead vertical it will be easy to steer on way and almost impossible the other.The rods get sloppy in the tube and the bolt hole elongates letting the rod twist.I cure d that issue on my Mk3 by clamping the rod in the tube G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: Arizona Flyer Sent: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 1:09 pm Subject: Kolb-List: Re: tail wheel turning right byoungplumbing(at)gmail.c wrote: > is this the tail wheel you are having trouble turning right? > > [img]cid:9D2DD9D74D6F4CCD928710FFF260BAEF@BYoungHP[/img] > > and did you mention the wheel turns easy till the actuating bar is bolte d on the top? > > if all above is true,,,,, there may be a missing washer under the actu ating bar,,,,, or the housing may be a bit too tall. > > this is the wheel I am using now and wish I had changed from the pizza cutter wheel much sooner. I love it. and even more so since I put in b etter bearings. > > boyd young I like that. Do you know the inside diameter? I'd like to see if that will fit onto the male shaft coming from my rear boom. What does that one cost? Trav is at Kolb told me the new tail wheel with 1" wide wheel is $300+ dollars but he said it's a whole new one that needs to be put on the boom. The one in your pict ure looks like it might slide right on my shaft. Thanks for the picture, I can finally see one! -------- "Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life just to arrive safely at death" Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=412418#412418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.