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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Attn Rusty : The TRWSSGBP
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:38:01 -0400
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No question,Dave - much simpler and more cost effective - but sophisticated
? NOT!.  Err...I could have thought of that - but didn't want to risk
scratching the nickel plating?  Actually, like most good ideas - simple and
cheap! {:>))

Ed

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DaveLeonard" <daveleonard@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Attn Rusty : The TRWSSGBP


> Here is my version of the even simpler remover.  This is a re-enactment.
No
> drives were actually removed in the making of this picture.  :-)  I just
> used a 2x4 of approiate length and pried a hammer against the lip at the
end
> of the case.  Worked great for me.  Since I had gotten RTV into the bolt
> channels I had to pry it the entire way off.  I just kept using longer
2x4s
> or adding  wedges etc to keep the hammer at the right spot.
>
> What to do if the spacer gets left behind?  I don't know, mine came off
all
> together.  But I think it would be easy to get just the spacer off.
>
> BTW, I was mistaken, my B-drive is just like Rusty's as far as the oil
drain
> holes go.
>
> Dave Leonard
>
>
> >  Ok, you asked for it, Rusty
> >
> >  The Real World Solutions Sophisticated Gear Box Puller ( in other
words,
> > > the TRWSSGBP).  It raises pulling your gear box (no snickers
> > please) to an
> > > entirely new plane.  In fact, no messy drilling, getting your tie
caught
> > and
> > > enduring that awkward position until at least someone comes to your
> > rescue,
> > > no aluminum drill chips on your dinning room floor, no ugly
> > gashes on your
> > > new anodize mounting plate, no more trying to drill a 1/4" dia
> > hole, 1/2"
> > > from the tall mounting plate 1/2 the distance between two bolts, but
not
> > > more than  1/2" deep or you will find yourself more than half
> > way through
> > > the casing.
> > >
> > > And its yours for the unbelievable low, low, never heard of price of
> > $19.99.
> > > But WAIT! if you hurry, in addition you get ... well, actually
> > that's all
> > > you do get.
> >
> > See attached photos.
> >
> > I took a foot long piece of 3/4 " diam screw rod from local
> > hardware store.
> > Got three nuts  and a couple of washers to fix.  Took a foot length of
1"
> > diam pipe and screwed on one of those floor attachment units
> > (sometimes used
> > to secure railings made out of pipe to the floor).  Took the screw rod
and
> > put two nuts and a washer on it and slid it into the pipe,
> > adjusted the nuts
> > until the end of the rod (which I also put a nut at the tip) was even
with
> > the plane of the prop flange.  Took a piece of angle iron, drill
> > a couple of
> > holes that matched the prop flange holes and one about 2" out
> > from the edge
> > of prop flange for the 3/4" rod.  Secured the angle iron to the
> > prop flange.
> > Place the floor attachment against the mounting plate, place the
> > end of the
> > rod into the 3/4" hole in the angle iron and start turning one of the
nuts
> > against the pipe to start the screw rod moving out from the pipe
> > and against
> > the angle iron.  Very quickly the force will break the sealant.
> >
> > If it separates at the spacer, I then use a gear Puller to pull out the
> > planetary gear and/or the gear box spacer.
> >
> > It took me about 15 minutes to make the parts and now its easy to get
the
> > gear box off  - besides, didn't want to drill a hole in my nickel plated
> > gear box. {:>)
> >
> >
> > Ed Anderson
> > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > Matthews, NC
> > Ed Anderson
> > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > Matthews, NC
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
> > To: "Laura Crook" <laura_crook@hotmail.com>; "Tracy Crook"
> > <lors01@msn.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:56 PM
> > Subject: The TWSSGBP
> >
> >
> > > Ok, you saw it here first.
> > >
> > >     The Real World Solutions Sophisticated Gear Box Puller ( in other
> > words,
> > > the TWSSGBP).  It raises pulling your gear box (no snickers
> > please) to an
> > > entirely new plane.  In fact, no messy drilling, getting your tie
caught
> > and
> > > enduring that awkward position until at least someone comes to your
> > rescue,
> > > no aluminum drill chips on your dinning room floor, no ugly
> > gashes on your
> > > new anodize mounting plate, no more trying to drill a 1/4" dia
> > hole, 1/2"
> > > from the tall mounting plate 1/2 the distance between two bolts, but
not
> > > more than  1/2" deep or you will find yourself more than half
> > way through
> > > the casing.
> > >
> > > And its yours for the unbelievable low, low, never heard of price of
> > $19.99.
> > > But WAIT! if you hurry, in addition you get ... well, actually
> > that's all
> > > you do get.
> > >
> > > Here are some photos I think self explanatory
> > >
> > >
> > > Ed Anderson
> > > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > > Matthews, NC
> > > eanderson@carolina.rr.com
> > >
> >
>


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