Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #23809
From: keltro@att.n <keltro@att.net>
Subject: Re: Ross unit disassembly
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:41:20 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Ben ,
   What is the history of your Ross?? Did you purchase from Ross and does
it have input shaft thrust bearing installed ? Are you  running your Suburu 
with or without a prop (not a good idea) plus no load on redrive gears could
contribute to the reverberation ? Finally the four bolts/washers are most
likely holding the input shaft oil seal carrier in place........My guess is that
your Ross has no input shaft thrust bearing........Most flying the Ross for
any length of time have retrofitted a thrust bearing........The input shaft will
eventually beat the Mazda thrust bearing to failure........ask Tracy Crook ! I
do not know how much problem this is with the Suburu......
   If I may ask what redrive do you plan on using for your 20B ?
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
-------------- Original message from "Ben Baltrusaitis" <ben@gmpexpress.net>: --------------

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 -----
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 ?
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




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