jbDC9
Well Known Member
So my tailwheel steering is starting to get a bit funky. I've got the Bell fork and and 985 hrs TT on the ship; I'm on a regular schedule of every 75-100 hrs pull the fork to clean and relube everything, plus the occasional file or sandpaper on the pin to keep the burrs and snags away. I'm wondering though, if the spring under the pin can wear our or get soft?
The funkiness shows up while taxiing when I press left rudder; I get initial steering feedback, then click, it feels like the pin has retracted and I'm in full swivel mode. Pushing right rudder is fine, plenty of steering feel/feedback and the pin seems to hold properly. Any ideas? Would a new spring/pin assembly help? I will try to polish and smooth out the groove where the pin rides at extension, but I'm open to suggestions...
Thanks!
The funkiness shows up while taxiing when I press left rudder; I get initial steering feedback, then click, it feels like the pin has retracted and I'm in full swivel mode. Pushing right rudder is fine, plenty of steering feel/feedback and the pin seems to hold properly. Any ideas? Would a new spring/pin assembly help? I will try to polish and smooth out the groove where the pin rides at extension, but I'm open to suggestions...
Thanks!