Tail Wheel Springs

Surfed until my eyes were like an owls, big and expressionless. :blink: Where can I get some tail wheel springs from? The Pitts lost one on Saturday. Might be handy to have supply of them.

Good question, and when you find out please let the rest of us know

What type of spring is it Phil

Phil Ford wrote: Surfed until my eyes were like an owls, big and expressionless. :blink: Where can I get some tail wheel springs from? The Pitts lost one on Saturday. Might be handy to have supply of them.

I have a small selection !

We all know what they look like. Pretty standard springs on all the tail wheel items I have seen. There must be springs at a few pence each somewhere compared to buying new tail units every time .
Specs:
Total Length = 100mm
Spring Coil Length = 50mm
Spring Diameter = 3.55mm
Spring Wire gauge = 0.062mm
Don't ask me what tension though.

The springs pictured here. although my tail wheel is a bit more scale than the Miracle 120cc
I had considered this uk.rs-online.com/web/p/extension-springs/0821475/ and straighten out the coils each end to create free length of 100mm

Phil just checked I have a assortment of springs that should fit the bill instead of straightening the end you could make a wire closed hooks to extend I mi,ght be able to make springs to your pattern from piano wire. I think your wire gauge is wrong were back on microns

I possess a spring making tool - if you have the piano wire of the right diameter I can knock one up for you.

Cheers. Might need more than one JRI judging by earlier responses. I'll see what i can find in the way of piano wire.

joneb wrote: I think your wire gauge is wrong were back on microns

I don't do Microns. I think your getting confused with Grommet. :lol:

Phil, if you fancy starting a collection take a look at:

www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/hilka-150-...rtment-79551650.html

Regards,
David

I don't do Microns. I think your getting confused with Grommet. :lol:

Spring Wire gauge = 0.062mm

which is 2.44094488188976 thousandths of a inch or about the thickness of a hair