Hi Dan With regards to your wheel alignment.
Never, ever should you have toe out. TOE OUT IS BAD. Let me explain (from what I know), a small amount of toe in is required as when the vehicle is moving forward, any movement (give, spring) in the suspension (and steering on cars) will result in the wheels pivoting backwards (every so slightly) and thus the wheels will end up parallel which is where we want them. Now with toe out you will find that the vehicle will veer (dive) left or right and when you correct it, it will over correct. In cars (where I have most of my limited experience in wheel aligning) toe out makes it hard to drive a car straight on very smooth flat road, the car keeps wanting to wander. Having a toe in of zero will most likely result in toe out when the vehicle is moving forwards. Too much toe in will scrub the tyres causing unnecessary wear. For more detail see may email in the archive http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp dated 13 Feb 2008 and from k...@bigpond.com. My one cents worth (down from 2 cents due to the recession). As per normal, your results may differ and I'm no expert. Regards Barry Kruyssen k...@bigpond.com http://athertonairport.com.au/kr2 RAA registered 19-3873 Australia -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Myron (Dan) Freeman Sent: Wednesday, 23 December 2009 7:17 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Tail wheel/rudder interconnection <snip> I encountered problems during takeoff and landing with the plane wanting to drift left even with no crosswind and after checking the wheel alignment I discovered that the wheels were misaligned to the left by several inches (measured at a 10 foot distance) and were toed-in, this I am told is not good, if anything they should be toed-out slightly. Anyway, after correcting the wheel alignment the plane taxied straight and true but after several harrowing takeoffs and landings in mild crosswind conditions I knew that something else was wrong with it. <snip>
