X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.118.220] (HELO cluster1.echolabs.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1001420 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:36:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.118.220; envelope-from=ben@gmpexpress.net X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://www.messagepartners.com X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Cloudmark http://www.messagepartners.com Received: from [72.9.22.171] (HELO ben22d25bef6f7) by fe2.cluster1.echolabs.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 53908879 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:35:25 -0400 Message-ID: <000901c570cc$ccee8470$ab160948@ben22d25bef6f7> From: "Ben Baltrusaitis" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ross unit disassembly Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:35:32 -0400 Organization: Biper Marketing Company MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C570AB.43D77780" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C570AB.43D77780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kelly, it's a 2.17. It appears that the four nuts on the back side hold the input shaft = bearing with big flat washers. Unfortunately, the bearing allows the = shaft to move up and down a lot and their is too much shaft movement = forward and back. Their was a reverberation at 3200 rpm that sounded = like it was coming from the planetary gear. This is on a Subaru engine, not a rotary. My 20B is still on my = workbench. Thanks! Ben ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kelly Troyer=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:19 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Ross unit disassembly Ben, Is your Ross drive 2.17-1 or 2.85-1 ?=20 -- Kelly Troyer=20 Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2=20 -------------- Original message from "Ben Baltrusaitis" = : --------------=20 I need to get my Ross redrive apart to check the planetary gear. I = have the whole unit off the engine and the 16 nuts off the cone where = the planetary gear is located, but I can't get it to come apart. Do I have to take the four nuts off the back side to get the cone = off? I don't have assembly instructions. I would really appreciate = someone's help! Thanks! Ben -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C570AB.43D77780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kelly, it's a = 2.17.

It appears that the = four nuts on=20 the back side hold the input shaft bearing with big flat washers.=20 Unfortunately, the bearing allows the shaft to move up and down a lot = and their=20 is too much shaft movement forward and back. Their was a reverberation = at 3200=20 rpm that sounded like it was coming from the planetary = gear.

This is on a Subaru = engine, not=20 a rotary. My 20B is still on my workbench.

Thanks!

Ben

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Kelly = Troyer

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 = 1:19=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Ross unit=20 disassembly

Ben,

Is your Ross drive 2.17-1 or 2.85-1 = ?=20

--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke=20 Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

--------------=20 Original message from "Ben Baltrusaitis" <ben@gmpexpress.net>: = --------------=20

I need to get my Ross redrive apart to check the planetary = gear. I have=20 the whole unit off the engine and the 16 nuts off the cone = where the=20 planetary gear is located, but I can't get it to come apart.

Do I have to take the four nuts off the back side to get the = cone=20 off?

I don't have assembly instructions. I would really appreciate = someone's=20 help!

Thanks!

Ben

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