From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND NOTHING!
To: lml
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:49:22 -0500
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Posted for erosiak@comcast.net:

Noel,

I am assuming you have the newer nose wheel strut. As you know the nose wheel 
strut is self centering. If someone towed the airplane and moved the nose 
wheel strut further then the suggested 45', this could have changed the 
centering state (this happened to me).

The easiest method that I can think of to check it is to turn the nose gear on 
the ground while moving the airplane. Then remove the top cowl, and use a 
cherry picker to lift the nose off the ground via the engine lifts. The nose 
wheel should re-center. If it doesn't (as mine didn't), you need to remove the 
nose wheel strut and send it back to Lancair. If it does, I think I would 
still have it checked out. 

I now have a 'walk around check' mark on the nose wheel strut (I used bright 
colored torque seal). I marked the strut at the lower flange that it attaches 
to. If I ever see the mark has moved it's a no fly status until I determine 
what is wrong. 

Hope this helps and good luck...

Ed Rosiak
Super ES