billrad
Senior Heliman
Location: Rineyville, KY
| After a long time of flying my Tiger, I finally figured out what the spool down shudder was due to. This was after I had replaced mainshaft and bearings...
I could barely hear/feel a slight tick, when I grabbed the head and moved it front to rear. Of course, this shouldn't exist. It shouldn't move. I determined it was the top shaft bearing moving a fractional bit.
Just on a whim, I decided to tighten all the bolts that hold the bearings, and the mainframes together.
Either I never got them tight enough, or over time they give a little. I don't know. But I tightened them down a good bit, and now the play is gone completely, and so is the shudder/wobble.
I'm a happy camper.
Maybe this will help someone else.
Billrad
I may not be able to turn a kit into a plane, but I can turn a plane into a kit... |
