Hi Robert
I have used the Nyogel grease in my shimmy damper from day one, it allows
The damper to work much easier without an excessive load on the adjusting
nut,
Plus it makes steering the aircraft easier without using a lot of
differential braking,
http://www.nyelubricants.com/products/nyogel.shtml
Regards
Ivor
G-IVER
On 2 November 2011 13:34, Peter Jeffers <pjeffers@talktalk.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Robert,
> Your description nearly fulfils nose wheel shimmy. It is also far and away
> the most likely cause. One other obvious possibility, although you would
> probably have noticed this, is a flat tyre!
> So check N/W tyre pressure and then check shimmy damper adjustment. Please
> refer to the manual to do this check using a spring balance. As a quick
> check, with the nose wheel off the ground check that there is a fair amount
> of resistance to turning the nose wheel fork left and right. There should
> be a fair bit of resistance. If not then adjustment is necessary.
> Nose wheel shimmy is primarily a problem on hard dry runways. It happens
> far less on grass.
> If shimmy is the problem get it fixed quickly, much damage can be caused to
> the rest of the airframe if you let it persist.
>
> Pete Jeffers
> Europa Club LAA Rep
>
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> <r.frost@rslnorthern.co.uk>
>
> On landing at Sherburn on the hard runway when we slowed to around 35 knots
> the nose wheel started to bounce up and down rapidly. My buddy Roger was P1
> and he held the stick hard back but it continued "bounce" until we slowed
> to
> 20 knots. In 100 hours and hundreds of landings this has never occurred.
> I have the nose wheel spring mod fitted, not the bungee, any ideas, could
> it
> be the shimmy damper needs checking?
>
> Robert Frost
> G-RPAF
> Tri-Gear XS. 605
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