Jay, I got the tailwheel done tonite; all I have to do is paint it. I did it pretty much the same as it originally was, except on the bottom bearing I pressed a brass sleeve into the nylon block, and polished the steel shaft of the gear fork where it slides through the brass sleeve. I figured the wear would be less than having the brass slide in the nylon. A little lithium grease, and it's as smooth as can be. The set screw for the piano wire insert acts as a travel limiter, it hits against the bottom nylon block at max compression. I have a tad more than 1/4 inch travel, which is plenty.

Damn it looks good.