X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.51.83] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 610208 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:53:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.51.83; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:53:14 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by BAY107-DAV11.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:53:14 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.220] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RD-1B failure Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:53:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0057_01C58DDA.00E546E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:53:10 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jul 2005 13:53:14.0815 (UTC) FILETIME=[8A659CF0:01C58DFB] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0057_01C58DDA.00E546E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Actually that does not look like the pined version. Never can be 100% = sure from a picture but that looks like the version with a plasma cut = holes in gear then rosette weld fills the holes. You can send just the = input shaft. I'll give you some instructions on how to check for proper = end play on it. You may have to change the thickness or number of nylon = snubber washers on nose of prop shaft. Tracy (sigh of relief, sort of) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:27 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: RD-1B failure Tracy,=20 Here is a pic of my sun gear. It looks to me like the drill and pin = version but I hope I am wrong. The pin seems to have broken off in = shear as I can rotate the 2 parts with my hands. No external signs of = damage however. At least now we know the weak link in the the drive.=20 Tomorrow I plan to send off my EC2 and this sun gear, but not the rest = of the redrive as all seems in order there. Please keep im mind that the Computer B started working normally again = before I removed it so this is one of those intermittant problems. = However, there problem was sustained and reproducable over several = engine starts and at least 10 switches between computers A and B. = Computer A always worked just fine.=20 Anyway, do you see any reason why you would want me to ship the rest = of the drive? --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html = = http://members.aol.com/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0057_01C58DDA.00E546E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Actually that does not look like the pined version.  Never can = be 100%=20 sure from a picture but that looks like the version with a plasma cut = holes in=20 gear then rosette weld fills the holes.  You can send just the = input=20 shaft.  I'll give you some instructions on how to check for proper = end play=20 on it.  You may have to change the thickness or number of nylon = snubber=20 washers on nose of prop shaft.
 
Tracy (sigh of relief, sort of)
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To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 = 12:27=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: RD-1B=20 failure

Tracy,
 
Here is a pic of my sun gear.  It looks to me like the drill = and pin=20 version but I hope I am wrong.  The pin seems to have broken off = in shear=20 as I can rotate the 2 parts with my hands.  No external signs of = damage=20 however.  At least now we know the weak link in the the drive. =
 
Tomorrow I plan to send off my EC2 and this sun gear, but not the = rest of=20 the redrive as all seems in order there.
 
Please keep im mind that the Computer B started working normally = again=20 before I removed it so this is one of those intermittant = problems. =20 However, there problem was sustained and reproducable = over several=20 engine starts and at least 10 switches between computers A and = B. =20   Computer A always worked just fine.
 
Anyway, do you see any reason why you would want me to ship the = rest of=20 the drive?

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Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html=20
http://members.aol.c= om/vp4skydoc/index.html=20
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