X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:26:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2284646 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:49:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.40; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from wbs ([71.177.5.162]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JNC0045VN97AE75@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:48:43 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:48:18 -0700 From: "Skip Slater" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: ES Strut issues X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: <009601c7e761$c65b88c0$0301a8c0@wbs> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0084_01C7E726.F9C8D310" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C7E726.F9C8D310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim, I had a very bad shimmy when I started doing my first taxi tests. I = had someone watch me taxi while braking to see what was moving and he = said my right main was shaking like a wet dog. I pulled the rotor and = had it checked by Robby Grove himself. He found the rotor off slightly = less than the .015" you had and said he seriously doubted that it was = the cause of the problem. He resurfaced it anyway and the problem = disappeared - for awhile. Since that time five years ago, I've = resurfaced my rotors once more and replaced one altogether. Each time = the problem lessened, but eventually came back, lending credence to the = argument that the rotors warp slightly over time. The shimmy I have now = is nowhere near as bad as that first one I had, though it's possible = that by my conditioned response of relaxing the brakes when it starts, I = preventing it from getting any worse. Skip Slater ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C7E726.F9C8D310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jim,

I had a very bad shimmy = when I started=20 doing my first taxi tests. I had someone watch me taxi while = braking to=20 see what was moving and he said my right main was shaking like a wet = dog. I=20 pulled the rotor and had it checked by Robby Grove himself. He = found the=20 rotor off slightly less than the .015" you had and said he = seriously=20 doubted that it was the cause of the problem. He resurfaced it = anyway and=20 the problem disappeared - for awhile. Since that time five years = ago, I've=20 resurfaced my rotors once more and replaced one altogether. Each = time the=20 problem lessened, but eventually came back, lending credence to the = argument=20 that the rotors warp slightly over time. The shimmy I have now is = nowhere=20 near as bad as that first one I had, though it's possible that by my = conditioned=20 response of relaxing the brakes when it starts, I preventing it from = getting any=20 worse.

Skip = Slater

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