Used ABI 3224 Tailwheel

[jiott]

ABI will sell you new parts individually, including the steering arm; they are completely rebuildable and it is very easy to do. I rebuilt mine after about 1000 hours. There are shims, springs, pins, and thrust washers that wear over time and get somewhat loosey-goosey (read tailwheel shimmy).
I believe the Kitfox (S7) works better with the bent steering arm.

[ADK-Flyer]

ABI will sell you new parts individually, including the steering arm; they are completely rebuildable and it is very easy to do. I rebuilt mine after about 1000 hours. There are shims, springs, pins, and thrust washers that wear over time and get somewhat loosey-goosey (read tailwheel shimmy).
I believe the Kitfox (S7) works better with the bent steering arm.

I saw all the parts were available which is good. I looked and the steering arm is $317.00 and the rebuild kit is $369.00 if I need it. The person was asking $875 and agreed to $700.00 if I want it. I just want to make sure it's still a good deal if I had to replace stuff. I definitely wasn't expecting 317.00 when I looked up the steering arm but if everything else ended up in good condition it wouldn't be too bad. 700 seems a lot lower than what I'm seeing around the web for used 3200 style tailwheels.