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05-08-2023, 02:32 PM
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Tail Wheel Tilt
There is enough wear on my tail wheel now to see it is not square to the plane. I can see the tilt in the pivot tube with a square. Is this a problem?
How would you correct it?
Mike
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05-08-2023, 02:52 PM
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I can’t see the tilt you’re talking about, but maybe that’s because the pic is not zoomed out enough. Is the out of square on the vertical part (not straight up and down), or on the steering arms (not square with the vertical tube. If it’s the vertical tube that is tilted, there’s only one way to fix that - install a new stinger, and re-drill it square, which is not easy because drilling the forward hole for the fuselage bolt is difficult to get done with the tail spring weldment that’s already there. That bolt needs to be a very tight fit. If it doesn’t pull too much to the left or right while taxiing slowly with only idle power, I wouldn’t worry about it, unless the visual tilt is much more obvious than what I see in your picture.
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05-08-2023, 02:59 PM
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In retrospect it wasn’t the best picture but if you look at the tire wear it wearing more on the right side.
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05-08-2023, 03:51 PM
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I put a lot of time into aligning and drilling mine. And it is off by more than yours looks to be off.
I've never noticed it impacting ground handling.
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05-08-2023, 04:11 PM
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Flip it around, repeat until worn out, replace ... is what it is
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05-08-2023, 04:23 PM
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To be honest; Most are off by at least that much. As has been said before, when wear becomes a cosmetic issue, turn it around.
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05-08-2023, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wcalvert
Flip it around, repeat until worn out, replace ... is what it is
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That has been my RV-6 operating procedure for 24 years......some hills aren't worth dying on...... 
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05-08-2023, 04:35 PM
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I think mine is a little off too after looking at it. Seems to function fine though. If tire wear becomes an issue, as others have said, I’ll turn it around. I have to rotate my main gear tires once in a while too.
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05-08-2023, 04:44 PM
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Thanks everyone. Glad I’m not going to deal with match drilling something like that!
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05-08-2023, 07:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan
......some hills aren't worth dying on...... |
Killin' me Sam!
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