istrumit
Well Known Member
I have been having a wheel vibration during a low speed taxi at a certain speed (RV-10). Not bad, but irritating. The recommendation has been to lower my tire pressure.
Last weekend I noticed my fairing on the pilot side had some play in it. Maybe 1/2 an inch. So I took it off, managed to tighten up the mounting plate (crows foot wrench, wo having to take the tire off). I also broke the bolt holding the extender to wheel, so I had to extract that and replace.
Anyway, long story short, it got it all back together and it was solid, so what to do ? Go flying of course.
It was a very cross windy day, so when I landed I did not get aligned and I landed pretty badly actually , in terms of alignment. I was crabbed to the right, so the left main was leading the right main.
As soon as I touched down, the whole plane started shuddering like an earthquake. I seriously considered I might break off a main.
I stomped the breaks and come to a full stop on the run way, shuddering the who time.
Then, I tried to taxi. But no luck. It was going to be a left turn, not matter how hard I stomped the right brake.
The fire truck came out to help me. I shut down and took a look. No flats, no fairing rubbing...nothing obviously wrong.
So I started up again, tried taxiing. Got the shudder for a second and could only turn left. Then it stopped and everything was normal again.
I have no idea what just happened. It seems like a stuck brake on the left side or something jammed between the brake pad and the rotor ?
Any ideas ? I am going to go take it all apart tomorrow, but I don't even know what to look for.
Scott
Last weekend I noticed my fairing on the pilot side had some play in it. Maybe 1/2 an inch. So I took it off, managed to tighten up the mounting plate (crows foot wrench, wo having to take the tire off). I also broke the bolt holding the extender to wheel, so I had to extract that and replace.
Anyway, long story short, it got it all back together and it was solid, so what to do ? Go flying of course.
It was a very cross windy day, so when I landed I did not get aligned and I landed pretty badly actually , in terms of alignment. I was crabbed to the right, so the left main was leading the right main.
As soon as I touched down, the whole plane started shuddering like an earthquake. I seriously considered I might break off a main.
I stomped the breaks and come to a full stop on the run way, shuddering the who time.
Then, I tried to taxi. But no luck. It was going to be a left turn, not matter how hard I stomped the right brake.
The fire truck came out to help me. I shut down and took a look. No flats, no fairing rubbing...nothing obviously wrong.
So I started up again, tried taxiing. Got the shudder for a second and could only turn left. Then it stopped and everything was normal again.
I have no idea what just happened. It seems like a stuck brake on the left side or something jammed between the brake pad and the rotor ?
Any ideas ? I am going to go take it all apart tomorrow, but I don't even know what to look for.
Scott