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Cheers Neil
Just wondering how much play there should be, but seal is worn so will repla=
ce and see how it goes.

Cheers

Sent from my iPad

On 08/03/2014, at 5:49 PM, "Neil Unger" <neil.unger@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Chris,
>          That shaft is held true in the flywheel and in the planetries the=
 other end.  Once removed I suspect that the shaft would be "moveable" as yo=
u describe.  Suggest a new seal and see what happens.  hours is reasonable f=
or a simple 1 inch seal.  Neil.
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> -----Original Message----- From: Christamarmc
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 4:06 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Leaking input shaft
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> Hi all
> Just wondering whether anyone can tell me what the play side to side shoul=
d be in the rd1c gearbox input shaft and what to expect from the oil seal, i=
 can move the input shaft a little and see a visible gap on the input seal o=
nce removed from the motor.Motor has done approx 400 hrs.
> Just reinstalled the motor after some work and noticed oil dribbling from u=
nder the flywheel, thus why it was removed.
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> Cheers
> Christian
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