Posted for "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET>:

Hi Scott,

1. The legs are rigid.
2. Wheel bearings are properly tensioned.
3. TK5's correctly installed
4. The only side to side looseness is where the casting pivots on the leg. I
think a thin washer or two will correct.

AMA

> 1. The LEG should be rigid as it can be with its 4 (or 5 if you like)
>movement points (2 solidly bolted rod ends on the over center over-center
>link, the 2 leg pivot bearings in the fwd and aft spars plus the link pivot
>bolt itself).
> 2. The wheel should be tight enough on the axle so that a push/flick attempt
>to rotate it should have it stop before one rotation (i.e. the bearings must
>be tight against the wheel hub), thus no side movement.
> 3. Then there is the leg pivot bolt that the casting rotates on and that
>should be tight enough to allow fwd/aft rotation, but very little sideways
>displacement.
> 4. That leaves the suspension (TK5's ?) that contributes nothing particularly
>structural to side loads.
>
> So, where is it too loose or is it loose?
>
> When the plane sits on its wheels, the stub wing is bearing the fuselage
>weight and flexes a bit so the wheel is under a load that pushes it outboard.
> You would notice this when the plane is first jacked off the floor and the
>wheels pull inboard a bit.
>
> Scott Krueger