X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp103.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with SMTP id 2867909 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:52:25 -0400 Received: (qmail 27112 invoked from network); 23 Apr 2008 00:52:26 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=G6JOYULkQhE4VdnEa1gyQv+DmifIzZ/dbJHLdY/G+1PwCAkQGnaNxMI55nwrOvdQLkkzVGwWP6ogiFiFf/zzbXVUk6wFHwxnYkL3Ta8dvWVzWUSVz73vcXYgutV0bt8XXza4Lghed+TGM2L5l6BBDALJQ2KZeefoa4u8GEQjAwM= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.41.24.211 with login) by smtp103.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Apr 2008 00:52:26 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: jO_AS_EVM1kmI8CFFltg4dJP_zlyPAdE3feTMyhCM2tYC3g.2GvI_J.euNctuEzj38ymHNs5PUU5wg69xQPkW3Yyfupbc6.Kfk6juj68CgqfO3qKzqEXTd7oCNk- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <008301c8a4dd$49752200$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: E- Shaft end play Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:59:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0080_01C8A4BB.C1F5A500" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C8A4BB.C1F5A500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lynn, with the belts and the re-drive off, the shaft takes very little = effort to move. With Dave L instructions on his web site, we will = remove the bronze bushing and install the ball bearing, for the pilot = bearing. All the pressure needed to move the e-shaft was to push the = tapered drive pins into the tapered bushings. Thank you for the input = on this. JohnD=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:30 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: E- Shaft end play With the belts loose, the end play measurement should be just about = effortless. I can do it on the race car any time.=20 That 80 pounds is out of the question. Even a plain bearing from a = piston engine would have trouble with that. The thrust plate is not all = that stiff, and can also be damaged by prying on the crank fore and aft. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 4/18/2008 6:57:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, = downing.j@sbcglobal.net writes: Lynn, the dial indicator came today and coupling is end loaded and = requires nearly 80#'s of push to move the E - Shaft forward to get a = .003 reading. I talked with Ray Fiset twice for about 30 seconds each = time before his cell phone dropped me and got a recording in French, 5 = more times, drat, those guys sure could use a course in business = management. I sent him a fax on Wednesday and haven't received a reply = as of yet. The address for Dave Leonard's web site was very helpful and = I will replace the bronze pilot bearing with the ball bearing next week = and if I still can't contact Ray, I will replace the tapered drive pins = with straight ones and try and get the project in the air. JohnD -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings = at AOL Autos. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C8A4BB.C1F5A500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lynn, with the belts and the re-drive off, the shaft takes very = little=20 effort to move.  With Dave L instructions on his web site, we will = remove=20 the bronze bushing and install the ball bearing, for the=20 pilot bearing.  All the pressure needed to move the e-shaft = was to=20 push the tapered drive pins into the tapered bushings.  Thank you = for the=20 input on this.  JohnD 
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From:=20 Lehanover@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 = 8:30=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: E- = Shaft end=20 play

With the belts loose, the end play measurement should be = just about=20 effortless. I can do it on the race car any time.
That 80 pounds is out of the question. Even a plain bearing from = a piston=20 engine would have trouble with that. The thrust plate is not all that = stiff,=20 and can also be damaged by prying on the crank fore and aft.
 
 
Lynn E. Hanover
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/18/2008 6:57:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,=20 downing.j@sbcglobal.net writes:
Lynn, the dial indicator came today = and=20 coupling is end loaded and requires nearly 80#'s of push to move the = E -=20 Shaft forward to get a .003 reading.  I talked with Ray Fiset = twice for=20 about 30 seconds each time before his cell phone dropped me and got = a=20 recording in French, 5 more times, drat, those guys sure could use a = course=20 in business management.  I sent him a fax on Wednesday and = haven't=20 received a reply as of yet.  The address for Dave Leonard's web = site=20 was very helpful and I will replace the bronze pilot bearing with = the ball=20 bearing next week and if I still can't contact Ray, I will replace = the=20 tapered drive pins with straight ones and try and get the project in = the=20 air.  JohnD



Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings = at AOL=20 Autos.
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