[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My single fork shimmied even though everything was new. Bearings, > overhauled sissors, etc. I have heard blamed, the single ball bearing > of the original single fork nose gear. The double fork has a pair of > roller bearings, one in each side of the wheel. My double fork will > shimmy once in a while too. I strongly recommend replacing the original > steering rod with the beefier kind with the better rod ends on it, I > broke the little ball off my original one during a severe shimmying > episode. When your Ercoupe shimmys, turn your wheel slightly to the > left or right to put a load on it and usually the shimmying stops. > Everything is a trade off. Double fork to combat shimmy, raises the nose > and lowers the tail. Then you need new biscuits and spacers to get the > tail back up. My bellville springs were low, I replaced with new rubber > biscuits, added the spacers. Still low. Perhaps I should have replaced > with new Bellville springs; oh well, hindsight is 20-20 ain't it? > > Since the double fork retrofit , which carries a 5.00 X 5 tire, usually > raises the nose and lowers the tail, is it legal to put a smaller tire on > the double fork 5" rim? For example substitute the 11.400 X 5 tire by > Shin. Aircraft Spruce's catalog says, " it looks like a scaled down 5.00 > X 5." If it is not as tall, it would serve to lower the nose and raise > the tail a bit. Question, since the double fork is STC'ed with the 5.00 > x 5, is it legal to use a different size tire on the rim? Bill Coons, if > you are listening, I believe you will know. Thanks. > > I put a 5.00 x 5 tire and an original 5.00 x 4 tire side by side on the > floor and they are approximately the same height. The double fork itself > is taller. I have seen a > 11.400 x 5 Shin tire and it appears to be not as tall as the 5.00 x 5 > although I have never stood the latter two side by side on the floor to > compare. > > Skipper Barfield > Ercoupe 99398 > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________________________ > Keep up with breaking news! Join our Hot Topics list. > http://www.topica.com/lists/breakingnews/t/12 Skipper: I too have the single fork and occasionally I experience a front wheel shimmy--most often occurs on "hot" landings. To counter this, I don't air up the front tire as much, and I use back pressure when touching down. Generally, this solves the problem for me. E. Baumgardner Tennessee N87172
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