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'----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Lehman"
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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 1:41 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
Do you have the whole tailwheel assembly for a PT-19? I've had mine
repaired twice by two different people, and it still shimmys after a
combined total of 30 landings (15 landings after the first repair and 15
after the second repair). I've given up and am looking for another
assembly.
> NOS tail wheel fork. $75 with US shipping. I will ship international for
expenses.
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Lehman"
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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
I know what you mean. It get's really discouraging. I now have a tailwheel
assembly with $960.00 worth of shimmy work done, and I only got 30 landings
out of it, which makes the price per landing pretty steep).
> Robert,
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> I only have the fork. I do have an F24R here with a new old stock
complete assembly. It is very difficult to get to turn on the ground 9even
by hand) yet it still shimmies a little. I put the first 4 landings on it
and it started on the 3rd one. Fairchilds!
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Lehman"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
Robert,
I only have the fork. I do have an F24R here with a new old stock complete
assembly. It is very difficult to get to turn on the ground 9even by hand)
yet it still shimmies a little. I put the first 4 landings on it and it
started on the 3rd one. Fairchilds!
Gene
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "Cy Galley"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
Hi Cy. I've experimented with 15 to 60 psi., in 5 psi increments. I
think I just have a bad unit. I'm using the Russ conversion tailwheel, but
have put my old tire back on for an experiment, and it also shimmyed (sp?).
> If you have an air tire, you might try more or less pressure.
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> Cy Galley, TC - Chair, Emergency Aircraft Repair, Oshkosh
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Lehman"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
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> Robert,
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> I only have the fork. I do have an F24R here with a new old stock
complete
> assembly. It is very difficult to get to turn on the ground 9even by
hand)
> yet it still shimmies a little. I put the first 4 landings on it and it
> started on the 3rd one. Fairchilds!
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> Gene
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Lehman"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
I think it should have been designed with more sweep back myself. I guess
these airplanes were made to TO and land on dirt and grass stripes back
then, and that seems to be the overall cure.
Robert
> I have had great luck with Russ's conversion eleminating most of the
shimmy if the strut bushings and such are good and tight. I think the
tailwheel assembly is installed at the wrong angle in the Fairchilds.
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> But what do I know. I have not cured it either.
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hensarling"
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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Lehman"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
I think it should have been designed with more sweep back myself. I guess
these airplanes were made to TO and land on dirt and grass stripes back
then, and that seems to be the overall cure.
Robert
> I have had great luck with Russ's conversion eleminating most of the
shimmy if the strut bushings and such are good and tight. I think the
tailwheel assembly is installed at the wrong angle in the Fairchilds.
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> But what do I know. I have not cured it either.
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> For what it's worth.
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'----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hensarling"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Lehman"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Tailwheel fork
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> I think it should have been designed with more sweep back myself. I guess
> these airplanes were made to TO and land on dirt and grass stripes back
> then, and that seems to be the overall cure.
> Robert
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> > I have had great luck with Russ's conversion eleminating most of the
> shimmy if the strut bushings and such are good and tight. I think the
> tailwheel assembly is installed at the wrong angle in the Fairchilds.
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> > But what do I know. I have not cured it either.
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