X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:46:04 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.59] (HELO smtp1.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2774168 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:22:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.59; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisDell (65-174-1-36.dsl.volcano.net [65.174.1.36]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp1.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0286F2903D3 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 21:21:33 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <000e01c87cd5$480f4e20$6601a8c0@DennisDell> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Clean Anti-Shimmy Test for Legacy X-Original-Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 18:21:24 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C87C92.391CB030" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C87C92.391CB030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm still working on the annual inspection of my Legacy, but getting = close to finishing. One of the things I wanted to check was the nose = gear anti-shimmy damper. The assembly manual says to use two steel = plates with grease between them. Set the nose wheel on top of the = plates and twist the nose wheel left and right to feel for the correct = resistance. I didn't have a couple of steel plates, but I did have a lazy susan = bearing similar to one of these: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=3D2&cat=3D3,44013&p=3D44042= You can probably get them at your local big box home improvement store = or hardware store. I used a 6" one because that's what I had. I = screwed a 1.5" thick piece of wood to the top side of the bearing, about = the size of the bearing's base. I set the bearing directly on the = hangar floor and lowered the nose wheel on top of the wood. A simple, = quick, and clean method of testing the anti-shimmy damper! Dennis Johnson Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C87C92.391CB030 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm still working on the annual inspection of my Legacy, but = getting=20 close to finishing. One of the things I wanted to check was the = nose gear=20 anti-shimmy damper. The assembly manual says to use two steel = plates with=20 grease between them. Set the nose wheel on top of the plates = and=20 twist the nose wheel left and right to feel for the correct = resistance.

I didn't have a couple of steel plates, but I did have a lazy susan = bearing=20 similar to one of these:

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=3D2&c= at=3D3,44013&p=3D44042

You can probably get them at your local big box home improvement = store or=20 hardware store. I used a 6" one because that's what I = had. I=20 screwed a 1.5" thick piece of wood to the top side of the = bearing,=20 about the size of the bearing's base. I set the bearing directly = on the=20 hangar floor and lowered the nose wheel on top of the wood. A = simple,=20 quick, and clean method of testing the anti-shimmy damper!

Dennis Johnson

Legacy

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