Tell me what you experience as far as control input, butt feel, visual and
any other details, when the shake occurs.
Is there any taxi speed that you avoid because of slight shake or tendency
to shake? Mine is 12 knots. More of a tire out of balance feel than
a shake but noticeable sometimes.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:26
PM
Subject: [LML] Re: ES Strut issues
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