X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.0) with ESMTP id 1495241 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.ca4.ea9861 (45778) for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from FWM-M20 (fwm-m20.webmail.aol.com [64.12.168.84]) by ciaaol-r03.mx.aol.com (v113.6) with ESMTP id MAILCIAAOLR035-b2d2453cef7e16a; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:14 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: wrjjrs@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8C8C4D87DBB8251_8D8_16173_FWM-M20.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 20836 Received: from 65.161.241.3 by FWM-M20.sysops.aol.com (64.12.168.84) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:14 -0400 Message-Id: <8C8C4D87DBDE4A9-8D8-BF37@FWM-M20.sysops.aol.com> X-AOL-IP: 64.12.168.84 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8C8C4D87DBB8251_8D8_16173_FWM-M20.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Mark, I have used a standard Snap-on deep socket. The socket is so close that it=20= may rub on some castings.=20 Bill Jepson=20 =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Sent: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 8:47 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut While we=E2=80=99re discussing tools, can someone suggest a brand of spark p= lug socket that is thin enough to use with anything other than the standard=20= rotary spark plugs? I tried the NGK Iridium plugs last weekend and had trou= ble getting a socket that would tighten them the final 1/8 turn. Rather tha= n grinding down my current socket or modifying the rotor housings, I would l= ike to purchase a thin-walled socket. Any suggested sources? =20 =20 Mark S. =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beha= lf Of Dale Rogers Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:28 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut =20 FWIW, Snap-On wrenches and sockets have offered that same=20 feature - off-point bearing "flank drive" - for over 20 years. =20 Dale R. Donald Willard Garrett wrote:=20 Years ago, I stayed up watching one of those infomercial shows, and made wha= t turned out to be my favorite tool purchase ever. When they got stolen from= my car, I bought the deluxe set, and like it even better. Rather than turni= ng the corners of the nut, they cam onto the face, meaning:=20 1. each socket / wrench does both metric and the nearest fraction of=20 an inch=20 2. you can't strip a nut or bolt head with them=20 3. you can turn a nut or bolt that's stripped almost round=20 Additionally, I've used (abused) them with cheater bars, and am confident th= at anything I can get a socket on I can either crack or twist off the bolt (= like the head bolt on a Chevy 454--oops). I've pulled engines etc. foreign a= nd domestic, and handed them over on numerous occasions to jobsite crews whe= n regular hex wrenches fail (tool sacrifice--watched guys hang from them and= hit them with hammers) with zero failures.=20 There you have it, of all the tools I own, the only ones I'd ever do a comme= rcial for!=20 http://www.mitools.com/=20 =20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security t= ools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, fr= ee AOL Mail and more. ----------MB_8C8C4D87DBB8251_8D8_16173_FWM-M20.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
Mark,
 I have used a standard Snap-on deep socket. The socket is so clos= e that it may rub on some castings.
Bill Jepson 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
Sent: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 8:47 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut

While we=E2=80=99re di= scussing tools, can someone suggest a brand of spark plug socket that is thi= n enough to use with anything other than the standard rotary spark plugs? &n= bsp;I tried the NGK Iridium plugs last weekend and had trouble getting a soc= ket that would tighten them the final 1/8 turn.  Rather than grinding d= own my current socket or modifying the rotor housings, I would like to purch= ase a thin-walled socket.  Any suggested sources?  <= /div>
 
Mark S.<= /div>
 
From: Rotar= y motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dale Rogers
Sent: Monday, October 23, 20= 06 10:28 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraf= t
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fly= wheel nut
 
FWIW, Snap-On wrenches and sockets have= offered that same
feature - off-point bearing "flank drive" - for over 20 years. 

Dale R.
Donald Willard Garrett wrote:
Years ago, I stayed up watching one of=20= those infomercial shows, and made what turned out to be my favorite tool pur= chase ever. When they got stolen from my car, I bought the deluxe set, and l= ike it even better. Rather than turning the corners of the nut, they cam ont= o the face, meaning:

  1. each socket / wrench does both metric and the nearest fraction of=20=
     an inch
  2. you can't strip a nut or bolt head with them
  3. you can turn a nut or bolt that's stripped almost round

Additionally, I've used (abused) them with cheater bars, and am confident th= at anything I can get a socket on I can either crack or twist off the bolt (= like the head bolt on a Chevy 454--oops). I've pulled engines etc. foreign a= nd domestic, and handed them over on numerous occasions to jobsite crews whe= n regular hex wrenches fail (tool sacrifice--watched guys hang from them and= hit them with hammers) with zero failures.

There you have it, of all the tools I own, the only ones I'd ever do a comme= rcial for!

http://www.mitools.com/<= /A>
 
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