• tail wheel spring

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:31 pm**

Just received new alaskan Bushwheel tail spring to replace the one I have. I have a scott 3200-3 tail wheel and the spring came with one hole in the end. My scott has two bolts securing it to my tail spring. Has anyone else had this problem and if you are around WUP , do you have a spring with two holes. Also maybe it's just me but the angle of the Alaskan spring looks off. My spring has a arch to it where as the new one has about a 45 degree bend in the middle. Maybe after it's installed with weight on it it begins to flatten out a bit.... If no answer before the end of the weekend I'll call Alaskan on Monday but I figured I'd see if anyone knew the answers.

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:07 pm**

My spring matched the Alaska one. It only had one hole and so did my Scott 3200. Not sure what you have going on there.

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:43 pm**

hi JOHn, My Scott 3200 is a 3200-3 and it has two bolts holding it to the tail spring. Serial number on the scott is 2720.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:33 am**

The normal Scott used on the Maules is the 3200 with one hole and a receiver for 1.75" wide spring. Seems like someone put the heavier duty two hole unit on your Maule and probably a Piper Pawnee curved spring.
Wup will fix you up I'm sure.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:52 am**

Thanks Jeremy, I'm learning whole bunches about my maule since I bought it a year ago. It's annual time. That's what I get for buying one from a Minnesota Farmer. ALso the tail spring on it now is a four leaf spring. Looks pretty heavy duty and is curved, but is starting to flatten a bit which is why I bought the new one.

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:18 pm**

Butch --

Yes you have a Pawnee spring and TW on your Maule. Check the Paperwork to see if and when it was approved on your airplane (no STC)
and go from there.

The Pawnee spring don't have the correct angle to it thats why you have the large spacer between the fuse and spring.

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:51 pm**

right you are as usual Hotshott. It has a large spacer between spring and fuselage. I don't have shimmy or bad performance now but the angle is a little flat. THat's why I'm changing it prior to my trip up north. I don't want any problems cropping up in the idaho back country. Thanks again for your advice. You and Jeremy are the encyclopedias of Maule. Butch

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:42 pm**

We try....

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:31 pm**

Hottshot wrote:We try....

hey pal do not let that go to your head!!!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:39 pm**

jmtgt wrote:
Hottshot wrote:We try....

hey pal do not let that go to your head!!!!

TOOOOOOO LATEEEEE

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:32 am**

OK new pawnee tail spring installed and the angle is much flatter but not as much up as the ideal I saw in your example Wup. It is just a shade down in the front of flat. I guess that's ok cause it's better than before and didn't shimmy before. I guess I'll live with that.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:33 am**

Butch, make sure it cannot/doesnot move sideways or roll at the rear tailpost mount point or it can shear the forward mount bolt. Also check the security of the rudder horn (2 bolts) in the rudder as they get loose and then wallow out the holes.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:10 pm**

Thanks Jeremy, My mechanic did the install and I'll relay all that info to him Springs are a little more snug than the old Installation. He's done a bunch of taildraggers in the past so I'm pretty sure it's ok but I'll run all that by him anyway. Butch