X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.216.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTPS id 6766472 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 08 Mar 2014 18:09:22 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.46; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by mail-qa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id i13so5463387qae.19 for ; Sat, 08 Mar 2014 15:08:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=p3zgPUWYULS7ICgy+MX8/sybtF4raB/JwWA57doFX4s=; b=EOs0EDH1gzUcLKdogs1F8T7YVp2STiKhlHmgyqZmVpMrCAvtU1hRn/e6iChwAIQCdb LbaZs5w/7mG4s6ZoywG/n8SdUup8DXhRdSVbqOUIqM7zbgi/revWQasXjWrK9obXGrJm 56PznfV2mzlhSk3z665aOR6xFK5fBOvMxqqrrgflf4lYD4w6XOgwK6uN42yeMu4iO2Z/ QO6ENlkaafDbdkMAG9aydNQV+WLdSeHuaHWn4xcMDtZ08Y9wohxdvXWKq0kUSj/MGdPp RJaJBsq1OCjIUl54CwdUQy2aF4+Jw1ZpY70B0VmTZ5dDoKOI++lQde5ESHlMp5JAELv2 c11Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.98.117 with SMTP id n108mr5653551qge.8.1394320126845; Sat, 08 Mar 2014 15:08:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.17.21 with HTTP; Sat, 8 Mar 2014 15:08:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:08:46 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Leaking input shaft From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113abcb0dd433404f4207372 --001a113abcb0dd433404f4207372 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Tracy, Anything the rest of us EC-2 fliers could benefit from? Mark S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Tracy wrote: > OK Alex, > I'll get it updated soon. I've put off doing that until you are ready > so that it has the latest software. Made quite a few refinements since I > last saw you. > > Tracy > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 8, 2014, at 9:06, alex wrote: > > Hey Tracy, i'm going to need my EC2 back to get my plane in the air as > well - Alex Molteno > > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Tracy wrote: > >> Neil's advice was right on. When installed, there should be virtually >> no side play but there is nothing to restrain it when removed from the >> engine other than the pilot bearing on the prop shaft and that alone would >> allow it to wobble about quite a bit. The clearance on that bearing is >> fairly large in order to flow enough cooling oil for the gears. >> >> Tracy >> >> PS: Congrats on getting 400 hours in your plane Christian, and to Bob on >> that great article in Experimenter. I always get a kick out of hearing >> that rotary powered planes are out there and flying. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Mar 8, 2014, at 3:13, Christamarmc wrote: >> > >> > Cheers Neil >> > Just wondering how much play there should be, but seal is worn so will >> replace and see how it goes. >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> >> On 08/03/2014, at 5:49 PM, "Neil Unger" >> 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 >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > >> > -- >> > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> > Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > --001a113abcb0dd433404f4207372 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy,

Anything the rest of us EC-2 fli= ers could benefit from? 

Mark S.


On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 5:04 PM, T= racy <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
OK Alex,
&n= bsp;   I'll get it updated soon.  I've put off doing that= until you are ready so that it has the latest software.  Made quite a= few refinements since I last saw you.

Tracy

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 8, = 2014, at 9:06, alex <alex.molteno@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Tracy, i’m going to need my EC2 back to get= my plane in the air as well - Alex Molteno


On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Tracy <= span dir=3D"ltr"><rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
Neil's advice was right on.   When = installed, there should be virtually no side play but there is nothing to r= estrain it when removed from the engine other than the pilot bearing on the= prop shaft and that alone would allow it to wobble about quite a bit. &nbs= p;The clearance on that bearing is fairly large in order to flow enough coo= ling oil for the gears.

Tracy

PS:  Congrats on getting 400 hours in your plane Christian, and to Bob= on that great article in Experimenter.  I always get a kick out of he= aring that rotary powered planes are out there and flying.

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 8, 2014, at 3:13, Christamarmc <christamarmc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Cheers Neil
> Just wondering how much play there should be, but seal is worn so will= replace and see how it goes.
>
> Cheers
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 08/03/2014, at 5:49 PM, "Neil Unger" <neil.unger@bigpond.com&= gt; wrote:
>>
>> Chris,
>>         That shaft is held true in the flywhee= l and in the planetries the other end.  Once removed I suspect that th= e shaft would be "moveable" as you describe.  Suggest a new = seal and see what happens.  hours is reasonable for a simple 1 inch se= al.  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 si= de should be in the rd1c gearbox input shaft and what to expect from the oi= l seal, i can move the input shaft a little and see a visible gap on the in= put seal once removed from the motor.Motor has done approx 400 hrs.
>> Just reinstalled the motor after some work and noticed oil dribbli= ng from under the flywheel, thus why it was removed.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Christian
>> Sent from my iPad
>> --
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