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1. 11:16 AM - Wheel shimmy - solutions? (Bill Strahan)
2. 01:25 PM - Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? (JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS)
3. 02:47 PM - Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? (n5pb@AOL.COM)
4. 04:56 PM - Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? (Bernard Melendez, Jr.)
5. 05:44 PM - Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? (Kayberg@AOL.COM)
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| Subject: | Wheel shimmy - solutions? |
I've reached the point that the thing bugging me most on 7RW is the wheel shimmy
after landing. I've been putting it off while addressing other things, but
it's now at the top of the list.
So, can I get some feedback from people who have solved theirs and exactly how
they did it? I've read about wood stiffeners on the landing gear, and replacing
the tires with higher-priced and quality tires.
I'd like to hear all the solutions before I decide what to do next.
Bill
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=327595#327595
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| Subject: | Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? |
Bill,
I tried lots of things and some made it a little better; however, I
think the combination of 3 things created the greatest improvement. I
noticed a little shimmy on a flight about two weeks ago but it was the first
time in over 6 months I have felt it.
The 3 items are:
1) bought 3 new high-end quality 6-ply tires
2) balanced the wheels with the new tires
3) run the pressure at 28 psi
The wooden stiffeners didn't help me at all.
Good luck, Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Strahan" <bill@gdsx.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:12 PM
Subject: Lightning-List: Wheel shimmy - solutions?
>
> I've reached the point that the thing bugging me most on 7RW is the wheel
> shimmy after landing. I've been putting it off while addressing other
> things, but it's now at the top of the list.
>
> So, can I get some feedback from people who have solved theirs and exactly
> how they did it? I've read about wood stiffeners on the landing gear, and
> replacing the tires with higher-priced and quality tires.
>
> I'd like to hear all the solutions before I decide what to do next.
>
> Bill
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=327595#327595
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>
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| Subject: | Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? |
Bill,
Like Linda Ive tried several things. if you remember my blog from last year
, I put new tires on, new brakes pads, new wheels, balanced the tires, chec
ked to make sure i had no looseness in the nose wheel; and although these t
hings helped me, I still have it. My only thought now is to check the ali
gnment of the mains.
Bear
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Strahan <bill@gdsx.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 2:17 pm
Subject: Lightning-List: Wheel shimmy - solutions?
I've reached the point that the thing bugging me most on 7RW is the wheel s
himmy
fter landing. I've been putting it off while addressing other things, but
it's
ow at the top of the list.
So, can I get some feedback from people who have solved theirs and exactly
how
hey did it? I've read about wood stiffeners on the landing gear, and repla
cing
he tires with higher-priced and quality tires.
I'd like to hear all the solutions before I decide what to do next.
Bill
ead this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=327595#327595
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| Subject: | Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? |
Has anybody taken a look at the RV-6A nose gear? If I remember right, there
is one, maybe two curved washers that make the wheel a little hard to turn
by hand, but not when mounted on the plane. I believe that Vans' had a sim
ilar shimmy problem, but once they re-designed the swivel with the resistan
ce washers, the shimmy problems went away.
I think my RV-6A hangar mate has an extra nose gear at the hangar. If I can
find it, I'll study it and see what can be done to the Lightning nose gear
to help solve that problem. Or then again, maybe the whole thing needs to
be re-designed. It's too nice a plane to be having those issues.
Bernardo Melendez, Kit #110
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Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Wheel shimmy - solutions?
=0ABill,=0A=0A=0A-=0A=0A=0ALike Linda Ive tried several things. if you re
member my-blog from last year, I put new tires on, new brakes pads, new w
heels, balanced the tires, checked to make sure i had no looseness in the n
ose wheel; and although these things helped me, I still have it.-- My o
nly thought now is to check the alignment of the mains.=0A=0A=0A-=0A=0A
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I've reached the point that the thing bugging me most on 7RW is the wheel s
himmy
after landing. I've been putting it off while addressing other things, but
it's
now at the top of the list.
So, can I get some feedback from people who have solved theirs and exactly
how
they did it? I've read about wood stiffeners on the landing gear, and repl
acing
the tires with higher-priced and quality tires.
I'd like to hear all the solutions before I decide what to do next.
Bill
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=327595#327595
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| Subject: | Re: Wheel shimmy - solutions? |
In a message dated 1/19/2011 7:57:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
n45bm@yahoo.com writes:
Has anybody taken a look at the RV-6A nose gear? If I remember right,
there is one, maybe two curved washers that make the wheel a little hard to
turn by hand, but not when mounted on the plane. I believe that Vans' had a
similar shimmy problem, but once they re-designed the swivel with the
resistance washers, the shimmy problems went away.
I think my RV-6A hangar mate has an extra nose gear at the hangar. If I
can find it, I'll study it and see what can be done to the Lightning nose
gear to help solve that problem. Or then again, maybe the whole thing needs to
be re-designed. It's too nice a plane to be having those issues.
Bernardo Melendez, Kit #110
Bernardo,
Dont bother. The shimmy has never come from the nose gear. I have an
RV-6A and am building a Witman Buttercup with the RV trigear. They are not
remotely the same nose gear.
And the design of the Lightning nose gear is superior to Vans in many
ways. No redesign needed. Lightning nose gear doesn't tuck under and flip
the plane like the Vans.
Doug Koenigsberg
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