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 1002050 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:27:38 -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 fe1.cluster1.echolabs.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 18658558 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:26:52 -0400 Message-ID: <000b01c5711f$6d1a1d40$ab160948@ben22d25bef6f7> From: "Ben Baltrusaitis" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ross unit disassembly Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:27:01 -0400 Organization: Biper Marketing Company MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C570FD.E4EA6310" 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_0008_01C570FD.E4EA6310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kelly, see answers below. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kelly Troyer=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ross unit disassembly Ben , What is the history of your Ross??=20 I bought a Kitfox to fly while I am working on my Acroduster Too. The = Kitfox was already built with the Ross and had 23 hours then and has a = total of 33 now. Did you purchase from Ross and does it have input shaft thrust bearing installed ? Based on the movement I found, I would say it does NOT have the thrust = bearing. Are you running your Suburu=20 with or without a prop (not a good idea) plus no load on redrive gears = could=20 contribute to the reverberation ?=20 With prop. Finally the four bolts/washers are most likely holding the input shaft oil seal carrier in place........My guess = is that=20 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 ? I plan to use Tracy's redrive and all of his electronics. -- Kelly Troyer=20 Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2=20 Ben ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C570FD.E4EA6310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kelly, see answers below.

-----=20 Original Message ----- From:=20 Kelly = Troyer To:=20 Rotary motors in = aircraft Sent:=20 Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:41 AM Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Re: Ross unit disassembly

Ben=20 ,

=20 What is the history of your Ross??

I bought a Kitfox to fly while I am working on my = Acroduster Too.=20 The Kitfox was already built with the Ross and had 23 hours then and has = a total=20 of 33 now.

Did=20 you purchase from Ross and does

it=20 have input shaft thrust bearing installed ?

Based on the movement I found, I would say it does NOT = have the=20 thrust bearing.

Are=20 you running your Suburu

with=20 or without a prop (not a good idea) plus no load on redrive gears could =

contribute=20 to the reverberation ?

With prop.

Finally=20 the four bolts/washers are most

likely=20 holding the input shaft oil seal carrier in place........My guess is = that

your=20 Ross has no input shaft thrust bearing........Most flying the Ross = for

any=20 length of time have retrofitted a thrust bearing........The input shaft=20 will

eventually=20 beat the Mazda thrust bearing to failure........ask Tracy Crook ! = I

do=20 not know how much problem this is with the Suburu......

=20 If I may ask what redrive do you plan on using for your 20B ?

I plan to use Tracy's redrive and all of his=20 electronics.

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

Ben

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