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Thursday, 26 August 2004 21:43 |
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- Verify that the tail drive pulley (red part 934
& 965) is not loose (1degree or 2degrees
rotation is enough to create noise!) on the tail
pulley holder (blue part 935). Disassemble the
red part and look if there is not too much black
dust on the blue part (due to rubbing). If the
loosiness is not too big, you can clean and CA
glue the part together or replace the part 934.

glue part 934 on 935 with epoxy or
CA glue.
- Can be a bad pinion? (not the case on my caliber
n°1)
better expalnation:
"Tail clicking noise occurs when the pulley has
worn on the shaft. check out the other forum for
pictures. you will need a new pulley and then have to
glue the pulley to the shaft for a once and for all
solution. easy way to confirm this is to hold the head,
then try and move the tail rotor. if the tail rotor
spins, even slightly, the shaft has begun wearing. You
should only feel the resistance of the belt, and no
backlash. As for twitching, this often occurs when the
tail rod guides are not alligned PERFECTLY, which causes
some friction on the rod. The gyro is fighting the
friction by commanding more rudder input until the servo
overcomes the friction and suddenly drives the tail too
far, then the gyro counters this action. the result is
the twitching. Both very common problems on the caliber,
and should be the first thing to inspect." by vortexgen
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