P-51 MUSTANG COIN TRICK! A Tip You Can Use This on YOUR PLANE Too...

Sometimes a little trick can make a tough job both EASIER and SAFER. Learn what we did to make some tail wheel maintenance simple and safe. It's a another cool building stage of SocialFlight's T-51D Mustang!
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[@CanardBoulevard]

We've been using this trick to remove the kickstand spring on motorcycles for decades!

[@SocialFlight]

Yes! I certainly am not taking credit for it, just hoping more people learn about it to avoid hurting themselves pulling with pliers or their hands...

[@TheProficientPilot]

Well, I'll be ... that is an awesome trick. I wish I had known about this years ago!

[@davidlane5349]

Sorry Jeff, as someone that has a T51 for 8 years - you will not remove tail wheel shimmy on the aircraft unless you have a double axle tail wheel. Having gone through every solution, the way we solve it was having a tail wheel in which the axle comes into both sides of the tail wheel. Also, make sure you have a real tire and not the plastic wheel that use to ship with the kit. This is not as authentic as the original Mustang but it is safer. Talk to John Williams at Titan. Good news is the double axle will still fit in the wheel well.

[@gmanvk7559]

The dual fork is only a portion of helping stop shimmy. The geometry of the bracket required changing as well as the geometry of the fork assembly. A combination of both is what completely removed tailwheel shimmy on my T51 V8 installation. Both designed and produced for T51 owners now. John never took this onboard when presented to him (with video evidence).

[@davidlane5349]

@@gmanvk7559 ok - but my plane is a Honda engine and therefore lighter. So I believe you - but my experience is my experience. New axle and new tire fix the problem.

[@n206ja]

Great tip - thanks for sharing!

[@charleskuss8538]

You should never powder coat highly stressed steel parts on an aircraft like a tail wheel or an engine mount. Powder coating can hide any small crack that starts to develop. It is safer to epoxy Prime and paint such surfaces.

[@drbooo]

Too easy. that would have worked on my John Deere mower deck.