Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 618844 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:13:44 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050124021314.ZZKG2378.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:13:14 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Bent tension bolts, ceramic coating Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:13:39 -0600 Message-ID: <010301c501ba$51c50b60$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0104_01C50188.072A9B60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0104_01C50188.072A9B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why would the tension bolts be bent? With them being in tension you = would think that they would be straight as a string when they are relaxed. = Would they have memory from past damage? Just strange that they would be = bent.=20 =20 I have no idea why they would be bent, which is why I mentioned it. = This was a new engine, that Bruce went through, so there's no reason for "previous damage" to be an issue. =20 I'm still debating the ceramic coating (thanks Steve). I may call Performance coatings tomorrow, and see how fast they say they can turn = them around. I'll also ask about the temp of the process, because Bruce said = his shop doesn't damage the bearings. I can't recall now who said this = would happen. I could possibly send them the rotors, and get them back in = time to stay on my original schedule, so it's at least worth looking into. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (hanger walls clear for repair) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0104_01C50188.072A9B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Why=20 would the tension bolts be bent?  = With them being in tension you would think that they would be = straight as=20 a string when they are relaxed. =20 Would they have memory from past damage?  Just strange that they would = be=20 bent. 
 
I have no idea = why they=20 would be bent, which is why I mentioned it.  This was a new engine, = that Bruce went through, so there's no reason for "previous = damage" to=20 be an issue.
 
I'm still = debating the=20 ceramic coating (thanks Steve).  I may call Performance=20 coatings tomorrow, and see how fast they say they can turn them=20 around.  I'll also ask about the temp of the process, because Bruce = said=20 his shop doesn't damage the bearings.  I can't recall now who said = this=20 would happen.  I could possibly send them the rotors, and get = them=20 back in time to stay on my original schedule, so it's at least = worth=20 looking into.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (hanger = walls clear=20 for repair)  
 
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