Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 365229 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:11:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040815031128.WTJK1756.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:11:28 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: Ed's nightmare Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:09:42 -0500 Message-ID: <00a101c48275$50c9bf40$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C4824B.67F3B740" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C4824B.67F3B740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I had a pretty productive day at the Rev-3 work session. The main thing remaining is the spinner cutouts, which will be a new experience for me, since I've somehow managed to always have spinners that were pre-cut. = Man that's one serious looking prop :-) =20 Ed, I either lost a few hours to you, or gained a few days (or more). = My plan was to replace only the drive, and not remove the plate or anything else. Unfortunately, my new input shaft wouldn't fit in the old = dampener splines. It was just too tight to try to make it go. Sure enough, the = old input shaft was a fairly loose fit in the new dampener plate, so there = is a difference. I ended up having to drain the cooling system, remove the = rads, remove the plate, and replace the dampener plate. This was only a = couple hour delay for me, but if your new input shaft doesn't fit your old = dampener plate, you're screwed, since you don't have a new dampener plate. =20 =20 I called Tracy, and he said Ford wasn't all that precise over the years, = and that it sounded like my old plate was on the tight side, and the new = plate was more normal. He chose to make the C drive input shafts a snug fit, = so it just won't work with my old dampener plate. I hope you have better = luck. He said it was possible to lap the splines to fit, but wouldn't be worth = the trouble for me, since I already had a new one to install. The old one, being tight, is a better fit for my old B drive anyway, so they might as well stay together. The B drive is going to be for sale, BTW. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (should be running, if not flying by Monday)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C4824B.67F3B740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
I had a pretty = productive=20 day at the Rev-3 work session.  The main thing remaining is = the=20 spinner cutouts, which will be a new experience for me, since I've = somehow=20 managed to always have spinners that were pre-cut.  Man that's one = serious=20 looking prop :-)
 
Ed, I either = lost a few=20 hours to you, or gained a few days (or more).  My plan was to = replace=20 only the drive, and not remove the plate or anything else.  = Unfortunately,=20 my new input shaft wouldn't fit in the old dampener splines.  = It was=20 just too tight to try to make it go.  Sure enough, the = old input=20 shaft was a fairly loose fit in the new dampener plate, so there is a=20 difference.  I ended up having to drain the cooling = system,=20 remove the rads, remove the plate, and replace the dampener plate.  = This=20 was only a couple hour delay for me, but if your new input shaft doesn't = fit=20 your old dampener plate, you're screwed, since you don't have = a new=20 dampener plate. 
 
I called = Tracy, and he=20 said Ford wasn't all that precise over the years, and = that it=20 sounded like my old plate was on the tight side, and the new=20 plate was more normal.  He chose to make the C drive = input shafts=20 a snug fit, so it just won't work with my old dampener = plate.  I hope=20 you have better luck.  He said it was possible = to lap=20 the splines to fit, but wouldn't be worth the trouble for me, since = I=20 already had a new one to install.  The old one, being = tight, is a=20 better fit for my old B drive anyway, so they might as well stay = together. =20 The B drive is going to be for sale, = BTW.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (should = be running,=20 if not flying by Monday) 
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