WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

[crispy critter]

I need a good complete tailwheel leaf spring assembly for a taylorcraft. If anyone has an extra in servicable condition they want to sell please let me know. Thanks

[Robert Lees]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

Kevin,

It's worth buying new. ACS or others supply them.

The UK Taylorcraft fleet at my airfield (which is quite heavily utilised...60 - 120 hours per year each aircraft involving many circuits/check-outs) we replace the leaf springs every 5 years or so.

The consequences of a broken leaf spring/tailwheel bolt are sufficiently expensive to warrant the cost of replacing them as part of "preventive maintenance" rather than "fix it when it breaks".

[crispy critter]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

Rob,
I'm actually not wanting it for a taylorcraft. I want it for my cousins Startduster II. We've been trying to find a replacement tailwheel spring for it that will work well and everything we get is either the wrong size to work or too weat to support it. I borrowed one from a friends taylorcraft and we bolted it on, everything looks and hooks up perfectly. The angles are perfect and everything but I don't want to use a borrowed spring for a test run. I would like to find a good used one for a reasonable price to experiment with before spending the extra money for a new one.

[mikeg]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

Univar, Wag-Aero, Aircraft Spruce, Local automotive spring shop if you have a sample.
Mike

[Robert Lees]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

I want it for my cousins Startduster II. .

Funnily, the local maintenance organisation is doing the same for a locally based Starduster Too too. It keeps getting bent. /Bart Simpson.

When it comes back, I'll enquire about the cost. The weight (and loading) of the Starduster Too is a lot more than a Taylorcraft...I'd be very nervous about using a Taylorcraft leaf spring.

[crispy critter]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

I've been running one on my starduster II for about 50 hours and it works great with a Matco tailwheel but my cousins rudder horn for the tailwheel is set up different then mine,his is also heavier on the tail, and he is putting a scott 3200 tailwheel on his.

[Pearson]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

Kevin,

I sent a picture of the spring I have to the email address you gave me. kchance2002@......... So far I haven't heard back from you.

[wmfife]

Re: WANTED: Tailwheel Leaf Spring

Kevin -

When I removed my leaf springs I found an extra short one somebody had substituted for the middle one causing the wild shimmy I'd been experiencing. I replaced it with a new one of the correct size from Univair but had to take it to a truck spring shop to have the mount hole enlarged to the correct size.

You are welcome to the one I took off if you are in need of an extra short piece.