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Undercarriage adjustments?

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Ezflyr

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Hi All,

The right tire on my 1946 J3 Cub is wearing unevenly. As shown in the picture below, the inner part of the tread is wearing at a much faster rate than the tire overall. My A&P has identified that the right tire has a 'toe out' of 2 degrees, causing the the inner treads to 'scuff' as the tire is turning. This issue doesn't seem to be affecting ground handling to any great extend; it mostly appears to be a tire wear issue.

The tire in the picture has been on the plane for about 300 hours and several hundred landings. The shock struts & bungees on this airplane were replaced several years ago, and the undercarriage seems to be in excellent condition otherwise. The shock struts were replaced to correct a low wing condition on the airplane. One of the original struts had a slight bend which may indicate a hard landing prior to my ownership? It's possible that this problem may also be related?

I don't see anyway to adjust the toe in/out condition of the wheels on the J3 Cub. I seem to recall reading that any necessary toe in/out adjustments are made by twisting/bending the undercarriage by fitting a long pipe over the wheel axle? Am I missing anything else, and does anyone have a reference to the proper procedure?

John
 

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