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Bryan,
Let me add my condolences to those
you've already received. This reminds me of Ed Rosiak's experience when
his nose gear collapsed when he and his test pilot went off the runway due to a
sheared centering pin in his strut. It has to be absolutely heartbreaking,
especially after just finishing your paint.
My only thought is that somehow a
bubble may have remained somewhere inside the strut after you serviced it
and eventually worked itself to where it allowed the shimmy. It sounds
like you were very thorough though, so I'll be very interested to see if a cause
can be determined by tearing down the strut. Please let us know if you're
able to determine a cause.
Skip Slater
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