BC- 12D tailwheel spring

[Hank Jarrett]

Anyone else ever seen leather pieces used? Saw it used on some planes but no idea how well it stood up with time. Available in a lot of different hardness's and thickness.

[Robert Lees]

I tend to replace the bolts (all four of them) every annual (sometimes two, depending on usage), and I use old inner tube scrap as the "filler" around the AN4 bolted clamp just under the sternpost.
I'd be a bit nervous about using leather, because it retains a lot of moisture.

Just my opinion.
Rob

[astjp2]

Anyone else ever seen leather pieces used? Saw it used on some planes but no idea how well it stood up with time. Available in a lot of different hardness's and thickness.

No I have not, the elements would tear it up out here. Too dry, timt

[astjp2]

I tend to replace the bolts (all four of them) every annual (sometimes two, depending on usage), and I use old inner tube scrap as the "filler" around the AN4 bolted clamp just under the sternpost.
I'd be a bit nervous about using leather, because it retains a lot of moisture.

Just my opinion.
Rob

If your tail is light, then you should not have to change them yearly. Heavy is over 120#. Tim

[3Dreaming]

I have used fiber reinforced baffle material with good results.

[Hank Jarrett]

Moisture was what I was worried about with Leather too. No idea how old the leather was on the plane I saw with it. I was attracted to the plane because I noticed there were no jam nuts on the tail wires! I have since seen several with missing jam nuts.

[Scott]

I used silicone baffle seal material. Can glue strips together to get different thicknesses. Use superglue

[Robert Lees]

If your tail is light, then you should not have to change them yearly. Heavy is over 120#. Tim

My tailweight is 64lb, but we do a lot of landings (and I have had to repair the rudder twice in the past due to broken leaf-spring bolts and the bolts are cheap!)

[n6346m]

A little chunk of conveyor belt works great and is almost indestructible.

Bob Picard

[edmundcammack]

Not to hijack this thread but if i have a bouncy landing, my left tailwheel spring pops off from where it attaches to the rudder which means no tailwheel steering. i have closed the loop so it can't pop off but the loop opens enough after a bounce that it can then pop off again.
does anyone know the specs for the tailwheel rudder horn springs?

[edmundcammack]

[edmundcammack]

My two springs don't look like these in Jim K's photo. these are not as substantial and do not have the center straight parts, just the coiled exterior. I have a 1940 BC-65. Will take pics and post.
Does anyone else have a problem with springs popping off after a bounced landing?
Thanks.

[Mark Bowden]

I would recommend installing the better springs and mouse safety wire them.

Rob, maybe you can post the link to your "Top Ten", I couldn't see the link to your presentation on your web-page. I can post a copy with your permission.

[Hank Jarrett]

You need to Mouse the springs. The safety wires keep teh spring from popping off. Also reduce heart attacks from ground loops!

[edmundcammack]

Hi Mark,
Thanks for your reply. Do you know where to buy them?