X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:16:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta41.charter.net ([216.33.127.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3749088 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:01:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.83; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from imp11 ([10.20.200.11]) by mta41.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP id <20090708130058.GKZA9620.mta41.charter.net@imp11>; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:00:58 -0400 Received: from mp11 ([209.225.8.241]) by imp11 with smtp.charter.net id DR0y1c0095C1j5t05R0ytR; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:00:58 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <20090708090058.0G72V.1469691.root@mp11> X-Original-Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 6:00:58 -0700 From: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: New nose strut X-Original-Cc: Sky2high@aol.com In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal X-Originating-IP: from 75.132.241.174 by ssomail.charter.net; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 9:00:58 -0400 Hi Grayhawk, I'm fast-taxiing up to 'hops', and yesterday felt nosewheel shimmy, not violent but persistent, and not related to the brakes on the mains. Yesterday I pulled the nosewheel and checked things. The wheel needed 1.5 oz. of lead inside the rim to balance. The strut is ESCO. The strut does not center- lock when the shaft is fully extended. There seems to be adequate anti-torque -- less in the center +/- 5 degree range. I read through the 246 Archive posts on nosewheel-shimmy, including some of yours, yesterday, and reduced the nosewheel psi form 35 to 28. May I ask for any additional info or checks you might suggest? Many thanks... Terrence O'Neill aka Redhand L235/320 N211AL Still grappling with the fuel slowscan 201B, but am cleared to fly 40 hrs etc. in my test area. ---- Sky2high@aol.com wrote: > I don't think ESCO went out of business, maybe just the business of > experimental aircraft struts.... > > _http://www.escocorp.com/locations.html_ > (http://www.escocorp.com/locations.html) > > Grayhawk > > > In a message dated 7/6/2009 7:46:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > cfi@instructor.net writes: > > It's my understanding that ESCO went out of business. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Art Bertolina" > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: [LML] New nose strut > Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:56:14 -0400 > > anyone know the reason for the new strut?, is it because of > the shimmy issue?. > Art > > > -- > Be Yourself @ mail.com! > Choose From 200+ Email Addresses > Get a Free Account at _www.mail.com_ (http://www.mail.com/Product.aspx) ! > > > **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377077x1201454398/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul > yExcfooterNO62)