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GAHorn wrote:It is virtually impossible....that the entire spring-set needs replacement. The only spring which can fail to hold the tailwheel to the airpalne...is the ONLY spring that is attached to the tailwheel..... and that is the MAIN (lowest) spring.
It is more likely to cause damage to your airplane by forcing-fitting en entire spring-stack than it would to only replace the one spring which really matters in this.
mmcmillan2 wrote: Is that a tail tie down eyelet?? Where’d ya get it from?
dstates wrote:GAHorn wrote:It is virtually impossible....that the entire spring-set needs replacement. The only spring which can fail to hold the tailwheel to the airpalne...is the ONLY spring that is attached to the tailwheel..... and that is the MAIN (lowest) spring.
It is more likely to cause damage to your airplane by forcing-fitting en entire spring-stack than it would to only replace the one spring which really matters in this.
I think all 4 of mine needed to be replacedMaybe I could have kept the smallest one.
My tail had the old bracket so I could handle the thicker springs.
GAHorn wrote:dstates wrote:GAHorn wrote:It is virtually impossible....that the entire spring-set needs replacement. The only spring which can fail to hold the tailwheel to the airpalne...is the ONLY spring that is attached to the tailwheel..... and that is the MAIN (lowest) spring.
It is more likely to cause damage to your airplane by forcing-fitting en entire spring-stack than it would to only replace the one spring which really matters in this.
I think all 4 of mine needed to be replacedMaybe I could have kept the smallest one.
My tail had the old bracket so I could handle the thicker springs.
I stand corrected. Your previous spring stack was clearly abused above/beyond the ordinary and should have been replaced even earlier.
My previous comment was made thinking of our recommendation for 500-hour preventive maintenance in ordinary use ...
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