Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #475
From: Dean Head <banana@atlantic.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: engine stands
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:25:02 -0500
To: <flyrotary>
Group,
Thanks for the collection of ideas given on this subject....This group is a great resource.
Dean
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Rick Girard
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 7:45 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine stands

Wankelers,  As I posted before, my one data point experience with the 
> rotary,  The Harbor Freight engine stand ($39.95 on sale) fits the 
> rotary from the flywheel side if you are using the auto trans flex 
> plate.  All you need are four 10 X 1.75 X 75 mm bolts.  Trim about 10mm 
> (3/8") from the threads on the two you use for the bottom two holes. 
>  The hollow dowels in the end plate fit right into the arms of the 
> engine stand. When your done using it, it breaks down nicely for storage.
> 
> Rick Girard
I think the threads in the end housing are 10mm x 1.25mm (thread pitch).

Tracy

Oops!  Tracy's right. Just measured the bolts with an SPI metric thread gage.  They are 10 X 1.25 X 75mm.  Hope nobody raced out to buy.

Rick Girard
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