ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner

There is nothing in your photos to indicate a mechanical problem but there is a clue as to what is really going on.

Your rudder pushrod is far to close in on the steering arm (about half way) This will in every case cause excessive nosewheel travel and the steering will be far to sensitive when on the ground.

You said this is your first tricycle geared airplane and you only do taildraggers, well all the different forms of landing gear geometrys require different piloting techniques as well as set ups and excessive wheel travel is definately a common mistake with trigeared airplanes.

Here is what happens with this excessive travel. Folks will suffer steering excursions in both directions and both during takeoff or just after touchdown. This will result in many tip ups and flop overs with the resultant prop strike.

The worst case senario after landing is after you past yourself into the wind and attempting to turn back down wind with still to much speed the excessive throw will result in a flop over.

I beleve there is nothing wrong with your landing gear other that the steering throw.

John