Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 00:15:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1710699 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 20:52:34 -0400 Received: from VAIO ([209.176.40.33]) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.0) id 0327400; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:52:31 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001901c24b08$84c59cc0$2128b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Sagging motor mounts X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:52:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C24ADE.9A6AF090" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C24ADE.9A6AF090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have about 90 hours on my Super ES now, and the front motor mounts = are sagging badly. I started with the spinner about 3/16" to 1/4" = higher than the cowl profile, expecting some sagging, but the spinner is = now about 3/8" low and somewhat to the right side of the aircraft. = Examination of the Barry mounts in the front shows they are sadly = squished. It also looks as if the geometry of the motor mount is not = correct in design, which I seem to recall other comments about in the = past. Any fixes out there? I hate to spend $80 each on something that = only is going to last 80 or 90 hours. Do the "hi-temp" mounts last any = better? A couple of years ago, seems to me they were around $130 each - = - for a couple of rubber mouldings and a couple of washers! Jim Cameron, N143ES ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C24ADE.9A6AF090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have about 90 = hours on my=20 Super ES now, and the front motor mounts are sagging badly. I = started with=20 the spinner about 3/16" to 1/4" higher than the cowl profile, expecting = some=20 sagging, but the spinner is now about 3/8" low and somewhat to the right = side of=20 the aircraft. Examination of the Barry mounts in the front shows = they are=20 sadly squished. It also looks as if the geometry of the motor = mount is not=20 correct in design, which I seem to recall other comments about in the=20 past.

Any fixes out = there? I=20 hate to spend $80 each on something that only is going to last 80 or 90=20 hours. Do the "hi-temp" mounts last any better? A couple of = years=20 ago, seems to me they were around $130 each - - for a couple of = rubber=20 mouldings and a couple of washers!

Jim Cameron, = N143ES

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