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Sears carries that socket in 3/4 in drive. You also need the 3/4 to 1/2
adapter unless you have one of those big boy sets.
Barry Gardner
Wheaton, IL
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Slade" <sladerj@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] E shaft nut
> Y'know that massive nut that everyone has trouble getting off?
> Any tips on how to get it on?
> Tracy says 350 ft pounds. Phew. That's me jumping on the end of my torque
> wrench.
> How do I hold the shaft / counterweights / airplane still while I do this?
> Any suggestions on where to get a 2 1/8 socket? That size seems to be
> missing from my $9 socket set :)
> Regards,
> John Slade (torquing up a storm)
Harbor Freight has them a lot cheaper John. you need a 3/4" drive breaker
bar 24" long and your 175 lb body on the end of it or a 36" bar with your 116.66 lb wife on the end of it. Use a piece of pipe as a cheater to adjust
your bar to whatever length you need to match your weight. If you decide to
torque it on the A/C I would fasten a bar from the counterweight to the ground to avoid applying that much torque to the engine mount. Might put a
permanent twist to it. IMHO
Kelly Troyer
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