Tech@Ercoupe.groups.io | Tire Pressures
According to the Ercoupe Instruction Manual, the nose tire should be inflated to 17 lbs. (4.00 x 4) and the mains either 17 lbs. (6.00 x 6) or 14 lbs. (7.00 x 4 on serials 1-812). The Ercoupe Service Manual was written prior to 5.00 x 5 nose wheels and tires appearing on later models.
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Jan 11, 2017 · Tire Pressure. I run 10 P.S.I. in the nose (6.00X6) and 17 in the mains. I used to run 15 in the nose and 20 in the mains until I had a bad shimmy on landing once and I looked around and found Ercoupe Memorandum #51 where it says "The recommended tire pressures of the nose wheels are: 5.00x5 15-18 P.S.I., 6.00x6 6-10 P.S.I. Too high or too low ...
Ercoupe Owners Club - Nose tire pressure and shimmy. - Ercoupe …
Apr 7, 2022 · See if you can find the cause of the shimmy: tire out of round, tire out of balance, loose bearings, others can probably offer other reasons. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Tech@Ercoupe.groups.io | Step by step process for changing tires …
Jun 10, 2012 · Could anyone help me with a step by step procedures for changeing the front tire on a double fork for my 415C? Thanks Paul Blanton blantonpaul@...
How Elevate Ercoupe to Change Tires
Aug 26, 2021 · Hello, My new tires have arrived, but the Ercoupe is new to me, and am wondering what the best method is to get wheels raised off the ground to get the wheels...
All Ercoupes, serial numbers 4424 and above, were delivered with the Electro! type nose oleo strut. Ercoupes manufactured before serial 4424 were originally equipped with the Erco strut; however, the Erco and Electro! gears are interchangeable as Pari Number.
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Nov 26, 2020 · Nose Tire was created by Thomas Ryan. I recently went through a very extensive and expensive rebuild of the steering system on my 46 coup to fix a very bad shimmy, and there is a slight shimmy still, the IA said it's most likely the nose tire, and may very well be, as the coop sat for two years and there is a flat spot on the tire, the argument ...
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Ercoupe Info | Main / LandingGear
Jun 29, 2022 · When an aircraft is flown with non-functioning oleos, landing shocks are transmitted directly to aircraft structure (think "banging" noises and eventual spar, etc. cracks). The Bellevilles and donuts are "taxi springs" for the main gear (the nose gear has one internally).
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I need to replace my nose wheel tire so I'm looking at my options for a 500 x 5 6 ply tire. The specs I've seen for them consistently call for 50 lbs. of inflation for that size tire. And yet, I know that it is common practice that we inflate our nose wheels to 17 lbs or risk shimmy.