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Thruster87
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 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: Nose Wheel Steering/Rudder Movement |
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I'm just at the stage of putting the nose gear in place and once the bungee is installed I can barely move the rudder pedals.Does it loosen after a while or not? For those who are already flying how would you rate the amount of force needed to move the rudder with the nose wheel of the ground? [Looking at doing the bearing mod] Thank you T87
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DaveG601XL
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:35 am Post subject: Re: Nose Wheel Steering/Rudder Movement |
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I am guessing that you do not have your engine in place yet. The additional weight up front takes pressure off of the place where the nose gear cross bar sits in the nylon bearing v-groove. It does get a bit better.
Good luck,
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: Nose Wheel Steering/Rudder Movement |
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With the airplane at rest and weight on the nose wheel it takes a hell of a lot of pressure to move the nose wheel. This ain't power steering. You get it rolling and then start the turn. -- FJD
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:36 am Post subject: Nose Wheel Steering/Rudder Movement |
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Thruster897 (that's as weird as "Ocho Cinco"),
When I first installed the nose gear strut, I could not rotate it at all. I put a .016" shim between the plastic main bushing blocks, in the forward joint only. I still had a hard time rotating the nose gear strut by hand. Now that I am in taxi testing, I find that the steering is as it should be. I'm guessing that is because feet and rudder pedals are much more effective than hands trying to rotate the strut.
Jay in Dallas
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