Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:05:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.35.194] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 3226617 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:47:42 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 11 May 2004 07:47:41 -0700 Received: from 67.1.57.169 by bay12-dav20.bay12.hotmail.com with DAV; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:47:35 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.1.57.169] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Wood Prop Torque X-Original-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:46:27 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C4372C.114D8C00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 8.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V8.50.0017.1202 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:46:28 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 May 2004 14:47:41.0454 (UTC) FILETIME=[E95C2AE0:01C43766] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C4372C.114D8C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>All of you running wood props, what's the general consensus regarding = prop bolt torque. I bought my prop bolts from Sabre and he says to ask the = prop manufacturer. Great American is no longer in business... Jeff Bertileit of Props Inc. (Newport, Oregon) recommended 20 to 25 = foot-pounds of torque for the prop he made for my bird. I check the prop torque every time I have the top cowl off which seems = to be every 20 hours or less. After the first few checks when new, no = change in torque has been observed. Gary Edwards LNC2 N21SN=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C4372C.114D8C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>>All of you running wood props, what's the general = consensus=20 regarding prop
bolt torque. I bought my prop bolts from Sabre and he = says to=20 ask the prop
manufacturer. Great American is no longer in=20 business...
 
Jeff Bertileit of Props Inc. (Newport, Oregon) recommended 20 = to 25=20 foot-pounds of torque for the prop he made for my bird.
 
I check the prop torque every time I have the top cowl off which = seems to=20 be every 20 hours or less.  After the first few checks when = new, no=20 change in torque has been observed.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2 N21SN 

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