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1. 01:27 PM - I was wrong. (Paul Mulwitz)
2. 05:15 PM - Re: I was wrong. (BOB)
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It turns out the vibration in my nose gear was indeed an out of balance
wheel. I discovered yesterday that indeed it started vibrating a little
bit on takeoff with no flaps. The vibration was much more noticeable on
landing.
I bought some stick-on weights from my local tire store and used a
slight variation on the balancing method suggested by Brad. Instead of
removing the packing grease and replacing it with oil I just loosened
the nose wheel axle several turns and spun the wheel in place. That
worked just fine. The wheel didn't roll very smoothly since it seemed
to bump along on the roller bearings but it still gave a clear
indication of the heavy spot.
Many thanks to all of you who have helped me figure out all these
problems on my plane.
Paul
Zodiac XL about half way through phase I flight testing.
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| Subject: | Re: I was wrong. |
You're welcome.
Bob Spudis
Paul Mulwitz <psm@att.net> wrote:
>
>It turns out the vibration in my nose gear was indeed an out of balance
>wheel. I discovered yesterday that indeed it started vibrating a little
>bit on takeoff with no flaps. The vibration was much more noticeable on
>landing.
>
>I bought some stick-on weights from my local tire store and used a
>slight variation on the balancing method suggested by Brad. Instead of
>removing the packing grease and replacing it with oil I just loosened
>the nose wheel axle several turns and spun the wheel in place. That
>worked just fine. The wheel didn't roll very smoothly since it seemed
>to bump along on the roller bearings but it still gave a clear
>indication of the heavy spot.
>
>Many thanks to all of you who have helped me figure out all these
>problems on my plane.
>
>Paul
>Zodiac XL about half way through phase I flight testing.
>
>
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