X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.7) with ESMTP id 3121671 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:04:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080909200420.NENI12447.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@computername> for ; Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:04:20 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: air wrenchRe: Counterweight removal? Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:04:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C91295.BC3B74D0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AckSfio0PuYkOK/aQjmkgrxTXyBhgQAOEGCg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20080909200420.NENI12447.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@computername> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C91295.BC3B74D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, =20 My recommendation is to get one of the large =BE=94 (900 + ft =96 lbs) = air wrenches. I got one for $99 and it earned its keep the first time I = had to get the big nut off. 2 seconds and it was loose. In fact, had a gent = load his rotary in his car and drive 90 mile round trip to my hangar =96 for = the 2 seconds it took to get his loose as well. He had spent three days = trying to stabilize the block and using a pipe on a wrench ( as well as many of = the methods you attempted) to get it loose, all which failed. =20 Believe, me you=92ll love it for that purpose alone =96 not counting all = the other uses. I had a smaller =BD=94 300 ft-lb air wrench but it just = wasn=92t up to the job. =20 Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html _____ =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of The Mallorys Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:15 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Counterweight removal? =20 Bob, =20 I have removed the big nut, but I don=92t mind you asking. It is = usually the little things that trip us up. =20 I have tried heating all the way around the counterweight. Lynn wrote = and suggested heating only one spot. So I will try that next. =20 I=92ll keep my fingers crossed. =20 Chris =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bob Tilley Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:48 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Counterweight removal? =20 Chris, =20 You did remove the big nut didn't you;-) =20 Bob Tilley Albany Ga =20 =20 On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:24 PM, The Mallorys wrote: =20 OK guys, =20 I need some help. =20 I can=92t get the counterweight off. I=92ve tried the puller, and = heating the counterweight, but it didn=92t work. =20 Does anyone have any cool tricks to help?=20 =20 Thanks, =20 Chris =20 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus = signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C91295.BC3B74D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Chris,

 

My recommendation is to get one of = the large ¾”  (900 + ft – lbs) air wrenches.  I = got one for $99 and it earned its keep  the first time I had to get the = big nut off.  2 seconds and it was loose.  In fact, had a gent = load his rotary in his car and drive 90 mile round trip to my hangar – for = the 2 seconds it took to get his loose as well.  He had spent three days = trying to stabilize the block and using a pipe on a wrench ( as well as many of = the methods you attempted) to get it loose, all which = failed.

 

Believe, me you’ll love it = for that purpose alone – not counting all the other uses.  I had a = smaller ½” 300 ft-lb air wrench but it just wasn’t up to the = job.

 

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolin= a.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

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From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of The Mallorys
Sent: Tuesday, September = 09, 2008 9:15 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Counterweight removal?

 

Bob,

 <= /o:p>

I have = removed the big nut, but I don’t mind you asking.  It is usually the = little things that trip us up.

 <= /o:p>

I have = tried heating all the way around the counterweight.  Lynn wrote and suggested heating = only one spot.  So I will try that next.

 <= /o:p>

I’ll = keep my fingers crossed.

 <= /o:p>

Chris

 <= /o:p>

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bob Tilley
Sent: Tuesday, September = 09, 2008 6:48 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Counterweight removal?

 

Chris,

 

You did remove the big nut didn't = you;-)

 

Bob Tilley

Albany Ga

 

 

On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:24 PM, The Mallorys = wrote:

 

OK = guys,

 

I need some = help.

 

I can’t = get the counterweight off.  I’ve tried the puller, and heating the counterweight, but it didn’t work.

 

Does anyone = have any cool tricks to help? 

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 



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