david.perl
Well Known Member
Yesterday a maintenance engineer noted that when towing the plane (RV7A) , the castering nosewheel felt notchy as compared to other castering nose wheel aircraft he had towed. (DA40 and AA5's)
With the load off the wheel by adding weight to the rear the breakout force is set to the recommendations (I think something just over 20 pounds pull force) and the action is smooth.
Is this a quirk of the design or is there something deeper amiss here?
Plane is due a annual check next month so i'll take the assembly apart to check for wear / grit/ corrosion just in case
Thanks for any input
With the load off the wheel by adding weight to the rear the breakout force is set to the recommendations (I think something just over 20 pounds pull force) and the action is smooth.
Is this a quirk of the design or is there something deeper amiss here?
Plane is due a annual check next month so i'll take the assembly apart to check for wear / grit/ corrosion just in case
Thanks for any input