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Thanks very much Steve. Much appreciated. Steve > On 9 Jan 2025, at 3:31 pm, Steven W. Boese SBoese@uwyo.edu <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > > Steve, > > I didn’t see the cracks prior to disassembly and doubt that they could have been seen on the counterweight side very well -if at all- when assembled. > > I replaced the Flexplate with a steel flywheel about a year ago. Since then, I replaced the four rubber dampers with machined aluminum discs giving a solid connection and then dynamically balanced the system. This was done because maintaining a dynamic balance wasn’t possible with the dampers. Only a few hours of flight have occurred in this configuration so far and there has been no indication of problems resulting from this change. > > Steve Boese > >> On Jan 8, 2025, at 11:03 PM, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: >> >> ◆ This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. >> >> >> Hi Steve >> >> Is this recent then? >> >> I’m not able to get to my aircraft at present to check my flex plate which has probably seen 50 hours of service. >> >> Was it possible to see these cracks assembled? >> >> I would appreciate your reflections on Tracys latter choice to remove the damper, and particularly when using a timber/glass prop such as an MT. >> >> It would be great to have an update and current info from Tracy regarding his no damper hours if anyone can contact him. >> >> Very helpful, thanks again Steve >> >> Steve > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html