Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #20643
From: George Lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] All Parts have arrived, Whew!
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:23:36 +1000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Ed,
Were the old housing junked because you spat the apex seals?
 
I just got a report that one bloke in Victoria Aust is only getting 200 hrs out of new seals before they break - I wonder if it's the same problem? I'm pretty sure it is!
 
George ( down under)
Ok, folks, the fun begins.  Got the last of the parts in today, so can start the assembly tomorrow. Waited for UPS to deliver the oil control rings all day - so was down in the dumps when 1600 rolled around and no UPS truck.  So maundered down to the mail box and their wedged into its opening was a USPS package - not UPS! 
 
Going to sit down tonight with a bowl of pop corn and watch Bruce T perform the assembly part.   I noticed that the transcript did not have anything on the reassembly - so assume that I either got tired of listening to Bruce, figured that the assembly was just the reverse of the disassembly - or lost that part.
 
Got all the rotor parts in plastic sandwich bags marked for which rotor, which side of rotor and which apex.  For most parts it really doesn't matter but, for instance, is very important when replacing the oil control seals to put the springs back correctly according to direction of rotation and side of the rotor.  Also important on the side seals to get them in the right slot or else all that work trimming the side seals to get that precision fit is lost.
 
First time I've actually had new rotors and housings - I like the looks - though not necessarily what they cost. But,  Bruce gave the best price out of three quotes I got.  Just wanted you to know.
 
Ed
 
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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