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After all the places I have been with this little airplane, I finally encountered an almost uncontrollable nose wheel shimmy the other day. We have been blessed with exceptional weather out here on the West coast, and it was time to fly. I managed to slow down the shimmy by putting a little weight on the nose till the airplane slowed down. The mechanic that I use here in Salinas is a knowledgeable guy with about 4 mechanics working in his hangar. He told me that he could balance the nose wheel, but it would probably need a new nose tire! It seems that the newer synthetics have a harder time holding their original shape than the old "rubber" tires especially when they are parked a lot. I of, course, took great humbrage to that comment, I fly the rear end off that airplane!! He informed me that 3 hours a week in the air was close to being parked. I guess he is right. I don't fly as much as I thought. The tire was out of round in the angle of rotation by about half an inch. You could see it move as the wheel was rotated, not wobble, but move to and fro. the tire was a Michelin, I put it on just before I left for Alaska 2 years ago. Something to check. Wayne ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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