Return-Path: Received: from imo-r02.mail.aol.com ([152.163.225.2]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:16:36 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-r02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v28.32.) id k.26.d2e06e5 (5775) for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:23:58 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com Message-ID: <26.d2e06e5.273ebe8d@aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:23:57 EST Subject: LNC2:Nose Gear-Self Centering Problem, Strut stiffness To: lancair.list@olsusa.com X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Rick Argente wrote:

<<PS The gear is now stiffer than before, rotation wise...>>

Whilst at the Legacy Builders Workshop (last wk of August 2000), I had
Lancair service my 320 nose strut. We experimented with 30 weight fork oil
instead of 20 weight. The purpose was to increase the performance of the
shimmy dampener and better stabilize the shock function. I did not detect
any operational difference, so I believe Lancair would use the 30 weight oil
on struts serviced after August 2000 and this could lead to the stiffness
difference felt when hand turning the nose wheel.

Scott Krueger
N92EX