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Old 3rd September 2005 | 17:01
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Swedish Steve
 
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The B737 main gears have shimmy dampers joining the two halves of the torque links. This allows the gears to castor a little. It is very noticeable when trying to back an aircraft into a hangar docking with the hyds unpressurised, when it keeps going sideways and you have to tow it out and start again.
The shimmy dampers are pressurised with u/c down hyd fluid, but there is no return line, so they will leak when they relieve.
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