Hello All
I hate to bring up an old subject that has been discussed in length already. But I have been fighting some leg shimmy for a while now on my -6. I have, and have tried the following:
-No gear stiffeners(removed them after I repaired motor mount cracks)
-Flight Custom 3, 6ply tires
-Psi from 25 up to 50(much worse with high pressure)
-Tires new in 2015 with 200hrs
-Recently rotated on the rims(shimmy before and after)
Now my question. While balancing them the other day I noticed that they were significantly out of round. And required a lot of weight on one tire. The flat spots seemed to be the side that had been sitting on the ground for the past couple days. Is this a normal out of round condition? Will new tires also flat spot as these do when they sit for a couple of days? Or does this warrant replacement? They have a fair amount of life left on them and would hate to throw away expensive tires. I appreciate any opinions.
I hate to bring up an old subject that has been discussed in length already. But I have been fighting some leg shimmy for a while now on my -6. I have, and have tried the following:
-No gear stiffeners(removed them after I repaired motor mount cracks)
-Flight Custom 3, 6ply tires
-Psi from 25 up to 50(much worse with high pressure)
-Tires new in 2015 with 200hrs
-Recently rotated on the rims(shimmy before and after)
Now my question. While balancing them the other day I noticed that they were significantly out of round. And required a lot of weight on one tire. The flat spots seemed to be the side that had been sitting on the ground for the past couple days. Is this a normal out of round condition? Will new tires also flat spot as these do when they sit for a couple of days? Or does this warrant replacement? They have a fair amount of life left on them and would hate to throw away expensive tires. I appreciate any opinions.
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