Again I had the same problem. But mine was caused when I cleaned the front after spilling a bit of oil on the front leg it ran down into the pivot and cursed less friction. I had to remove clean it all and I too have the pivot but very firm. PHIL matheson.
Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Aug 2017, at 2:15 am, Mark Jones via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > 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: flyk...@gmail.com > Web: www.flykr2s.com > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
