Thanks Joe,
The front was rebuilt and the nut was taken off. The guy who did it said he
tightened the nut to firm stop then backed off a half turn. It does swing
very freely. I had a suspicion that might be the case.
Thanks,
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Oldsmar, FL
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.flykr2s.com
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From: n357cj via KRnet
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:52 PM
To: KRnet
Cc: n357cj
Subject: Re: KR> Todays Flight
Mark,
I chased this problem for several years after the first few years having no
issue. The easiest and most effective solution was just to simply tighten
the bottom pivot nut. Mine is tight to the point that the center return
springs just barely return it to center. In fact it may not return to center
if it is static sitting up off the ground. It does center in flight and it
does center during taxi operations.
Hope this helps
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "KRnet" <[email protected]>
To: "KRnet" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Bright House" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:15:26 PM
Subject: KR> Todays Flight
After several months (actually since late January) I flew N886MJ again
today. The new owner who lives near me had been doing several modifications
such as installing dual controls, adding a gascolator, installed a right
left fuel selector as in a Cessna, new brake masters and rebuilt front axle
and bearings and changed the fuel pumps to a parallel set up and some non
mechanical changes. Anyway, it was a great feeling to fly N886MJ again.
Everything the new owner did checked out good. The only problem was that on
landing the front wheel shimmied which it had never done before. We will be
taking the assembly apart and going through it to look for wear, etc. Any
ideas would be helpful. Like I said the previous 643 landings never even
produced a hint of a shimmy.
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Oldsmar, FL
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.flykr2s.com
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