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gaman(at)att.net
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: tail wheel alignment

I'm new to the list,so this may be old news to the veteran kolbists.After a few hrs the tail wheel spring begins to loosen in the tail post and allows the wheel to lean slightly.I think I've finally got a good fix.Removed the tail spring, sawed a horizontal cut 1/2 in deep in one side of the end of the tube,re-installed the spring and tail wheel assy,leveled the airplane,leveled the tail wheel then installed a two piece aluminum billet clamp bored to .875 before cutting it in-two, drilled and tapped with 2 counter bored allen head cap screws.Clamp is about 1/2 in thick and 1 1/2 in square.slipped it over the sawed portion of the steel tube and tightened it down .I then redrilled the retaining bolt hole 1 in aft of the original hole and secured it.Also lock tighted the full swivel tail wheel assy to the spring so it will not loosen at that point.Steers smoothly now,and is staying put.JB the carb socket guy machined it for  me

                              G Aman MK 3C Jabiru 2200

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Thom Riddle

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: tail wheel alignment

Gary,

Welcome to the Kolb List.



The description of your tail wheel mod is pretty good but a photo or 

two would be even better. Can you do that for us?



Thom in Buffalo

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planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:55 am Post subject: Re: tail wheel alignment

Do you have compression springs ?



Alot of guys have change over to them .



There easy to make....Here's a couple of pictures...



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Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN

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JetPilot

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: Re: tail wheel alignment

I was reading the description, and about half way through gave up.  A picture is worth a thousand words....  A couple pictures would be great to really get an idea of your mod.



Mike

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: tail wheel alignment

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: tail wheel alignment

Mike,

    I'm familiar with the mod you picture,but I have replaced the original springs with stiffer ones from Ace hardware.because of the taxi problem in stiff crosswinds.This mod just evens out the rudder pressures and takes the jerky response out of it

  thanks,G Aman

planecrazzzy <planecrazzzy(at)yahoo.com> wrote: 

Do you have compression springs ?



Alot of guys have change over to them .



There easy to make....Here's a couple of pictures...

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Dave Bigelow

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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:13 am Post subject: Re: tail wheel alignment

Mike,



Where is your source for the compression springs?  Looks like a good way to go.

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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: tail wheel alignment

I hope my picture sending skills are better than my descriptions.

 Thanks G.Aman

JetPilot <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com> wrote: 



I was reading the description, and about half way through gave up.  A picture is worth a thousand words....  A couple pictures would be great to really get an idea of your mod.



Mike



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