Buz,

If you should decide to balance the nose gear wheel pant, (I assume that is
what you are discussing when you say fairing), it should be balanced around
the center of rotation.  This is not necessarily where the bolts on the side
hold it in place.
However, if you have been flying it for 6 years with no shimmy, what could
possibly be wrong with it???  Fix only what is broken!

Do you have any pictures of your install?  Maybe some of with shimmy could
copy it!   :>)

B2

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Buz
McAbery
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:02 PM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Balancing ES nose gear fairing

Hey ES folks,

Do you have any thoughts on the need to balance the nose gear fairing?  I am
in the middle of repacking the wheel bearings and thought I'd check the nose
fairing balance.  It is significantly out of balance to the rear, meaning it
drops a full 90 degrees when a rod is placed through the side screws
holes/phenolic blocks and then lifted.  Make sense?

I've been flying the ES for 6 years with no shimmy, so should I leave it
alone?

Thanks,

Buz McAbery
N82BM
Tulsa, OK

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