Percy. The U-Joints on the yokes do not contribute to shimmy problems.But I noticed too that several thousand flying hours wear them and replacement is advisable.Univair sells them for a premium.
Price Code: 120 [-52113]ERCOUPE UNIVERSAL JOINT $218.83 This product was added to our catalog on . I found other places that produce joints of exactly the same dimensions and they sell them for less than a hundred.Someone told me that Univair charges premium for the two tapered holes they are putting in the joint. The cheaper U-joints come without the tapered hole. My solution to the problem? I swapped out the U-joint from the pilots to the passenger side - it is rare that the passengers participate in flying. Hartmut To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:12:10 +0000Subject: [ercoupe-tech] U-joints ...as opposed to clip joints... :-)A chum is looking at his Ercoupe nose wheel shimmy and has tracked most of it down to a loose rod end bearing. He is now looking at the U-joints at the "T" that connect to the yokes. He would like to replace them, but is unsure of a supplier. Any ideas?Also - one person suggested removing the taper pins with a rivet gun (and lots of WD-40). Has any one tried this?Percy in NM, USA _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008
