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1. 09:56 AM - Re: Flap mod (Matt Dralle)
2. 09:33 PM - RV-6A shaky nose wheel (DEAN PSIROPOULOS)
3. 10:08 PM - Re: RV-6A shaky nose wheel (vanremog@aol.com)
4. 10:32 PM - Re: RV-6A shaky nose wheel (Reuven Silberman)
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At 09:42 AM 4/14/2014 Monday, you wrote:
> Saw your flap mod in the current RV-8 thread. I like what you did. Any pictures
showing the inside or top of the addition?
>
>Blain Stumpf
Hi Blain,
Here are some additional pictures of the flap seals I made. They really clean
up the underside nicely. Recommend.
Matt
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| Subject: | RV-6A shaky nose wheel |
I've occasionally felt some strange vibes coming from the front of the
airplane on landing but wasn't sure what it was because it happened so
seldom. I put a camera under the wing tip and caught it red handed a few
weeks ago. It hadn't happened for quite some time before then and coincided
with me filling the nose tire (~35 PSI) prior to the flight. Check out the
you tube link below (first 2 minutes) and tell me what you think . Is it
caused by higher pressure in the tire or? The thought of the gear leg coming
apart from all that shaking makes me a bit nervous. Like to find a cure so
that doesn't happen. I noticed at the last annual that the nose tire is
wearing much more in the center and I have NOT installed a wood stiffener on
the leg.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_CaaRJh3pA
Dean Psiropoulos
RV-6A N197DM
200+ hours of flying fun
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| Subject: | Re: RV-6A shaky nose wheel |
Scary...Looks like inadequate tensioning of the nose gear breakout force to
me. I found that I had to double up on the Belleville washers to get mine
to be in the right range. I also keep all my tires around 31 psig.
-----Original Message-----
From: DEAN PSIROPOULOS <dean.psiropoulos@verizon.net>
Sent: Mon, Apr 14, 2014 9:33 pm
Subject: RV-List: RV-6A shaky nose wheel
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I've occasionally felt some strange vibes coming from the front of the
airplane on landing but wasn't sure what it was because it happened so
seldom. I put a camera under the wing tip and caught it red handed a few
weeks ago. It hadn't happened for quite some time before then and coincided
with me filling the nose tire (~35 PSI) prior to the flight. Check out the
you tube link below (first 2 minutes) and tell me what you think . Is it
caused by higher pressure in the tire or? The thought of the gear leg comin
g
apart from all that shaking makes me a bit nervous. Like to find a cure so
that doesn't happen. I noticed at the last annual that the nose tire is
wearing much more in the center and I have NOT installed a wood stiffener o
n
the leg.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_CaaRJh3pA
Dean Psiropoulos
RV-6A N197DM
200+ hours of flying fun
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| Subject: | Re: RV-6A shaky nose wheel |
I agree.- Dismantle the whole nose wheel / gear leg attachment system.-
Check that the washers are positioned correctly (per the plans), reassembl
e and tighten the nut until you get the book breakout force - then cotter k
ey it.- ( disassembled you can also check the condition of the fork bushi
ngs). Just had an errant thought.- Are you using the smaller nose wheel f
ork, and if so, did you cut off the excess thread and re thread the gear le
g? - If your using the small fork and have not modified the gear leg then
the nut is bottoming out on the threads and you will never get the right t
ension. =0A=0AReuven =0A=0A=0A-=0AEnjoy life now=0AIt has an expiration d
ate.=0AOn Monday, April 14, 2014 10:19 PM, "vanremog@aol.com" <vanremog@aol
.com> wrote:=0A =0AScary...Looks like inadequate tensioning of the nose gea
r breakout force to me.- I found that I had to double up on-the Bellevi
lle washers to get mine to be in the right range.- I also keep all-my t
ires around 31 psig.=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: DEAN PSIROPOULOS
<dean.psiropoulos@verizon.net>=0ATo: rv-list <rv-list@matronics.com>=0ASent
: Mon, Apr 14, 2014 9:33 pm=0ASubject: RV-List: RV-6A shaky nose wheel=0A
erizon.net> I've occasionally felt some strange vibes coming from the front
of the=0Aairplane on landing but wasn't sure what it was because it happen
ed so=0Aseldom. I put a camera under the wing tip and caught it red handed
a few=0Aweeks ago. It hadn't happened for quite some time before then and c
oincided=0Awith me filling the nose tire (~35 PSI) prior to the flight. Che
ck out the=0Ayou tube link below (first 2 minutes) and tell me what you thi
nk . Is it=0Acaused by higher pressure in the tire or? The thought of the g
ear leg coming=0Aapart from all that shaking makes me a bit nervous. Like t
o find a cure so=0Athat doesn't happen. I noticed at the last annual that t
he nose tire is=0Awearing much more in the center and I have NOT installed
a wood stiffener on=0Athe leg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_CaaRJh3pA Dean P
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/www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List=0Atp://forums.matronics.com=0A_blank">
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