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James Grahn
 Post subject: Re: Tail wheel skipping
PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:13 am 
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Might also check the 4130 brackets on the inside of the tail. They can crack. They were originally .063, and were later changed to .090.
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Rich Brazell
 Post subject: Re: Tail wheel skipping
PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:55 pm 
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Cubes read my feeble mind ! :P I would look for a loose broken bolt . Cracked bracket or a lair of loose rivets . ???


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lance38dt
 Post subject: Re: Tail wheel skipping
PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:09 pm 
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I'll be looking, thanks for the input.

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david read
 Post subject: Re: Tail wheel skipping
PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:19 pm 
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This is a little off the subject, but I picked up a used tail wheel at the fly market as OSH. The tail spring was broken off in the socket and when I tried to remove it, I discovered they had drilled the hole for the bolt off center far enough that i believe that's why the spring broke. Just a note of caution for when you're drilling the tail wheel spring.
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