New Tailwheel Leaf Springs too thick

[thejetjerk]

The issue still exists, the spring set I purchased from Univair last month (March 2021) would not fit. My Ap/IA spend a lot of time dealing with it.

[c170b53]

Might he have tried just replacing a new main leaf with the old spring set ?

[thejetjerk]

Once I was aware of the issue, I gave my IA the option to use just the main leaf from the set, but he has already managed to get the new spring set to fit.

[GAHorn]

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.

[dstates]

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 replaced Maybe I could have kept the smallest one.

My tail had the old bracket so I could handle the thicker springs.

[mmcmillan2]

Yea, they dun wore out. Is that a tail tie down eyelet?? Where’d ya get it from?

[dstates]

Is that a tail tie down eyelet?? Where’d ya get it from?

Yes, good eyes. It is from Air Repair (their info below). I ended up not using it because I have a Maule tailwheel and it doesn't fit (either orientation) with the cap on the top of the tailwheel (red circled area in picture). I think it only really works with the Scott tailwheel. I think it was $20+ for the part and another $15-20 for shipping.

Air Repair, Inc 662-846-0228, L-19 PN 0642105, https://www.airrepairinc.com/cessna-l-19.html

[GAHorn]

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 replaced Maybe 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 ...

[dstates]

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 replaced Maybe 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 ...

Yeah, I figured I had you with that one. George... Replacing those springs was one of my very first repairs on my plane (shortly after replacing a couple tires and tubes).