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

Cheers

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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 you describe.  Suggest a new seal and see what happens.  hours is reasonable for a simple 1 inch seal.  Neil.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Christamarmc
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 4:06 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Leaking input shaft
>
>
> Hi all
> Just wondering whether anyone can tell me what the play side to side should 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 once removed from the motor.Motor has done approx 400 hrs.
> Just reinstalled the motor after some work and noticed oil dribbling from under the flywheel, thus why it was removed.
>
> Cheers
> Christian
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