X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail02.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTPS id 892941 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:26:00 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.183; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d58-105-117-19.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [58.105.117.19]) by mail02.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id jBMLP75O015545 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:25:11 +1100 Message-ID: <004101c6073e$3147be70$1375693a@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] RD-1C Dissasembly Thoughts Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:25:10 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Bill, That's used in other devices that are sometimes difficult to separate. The only problem I see is that your driving your bolt into aluminium, so some care would need to be taken. George ( down under) > I am about to install my RD-1C PSRU (as soon as I can get the correct > flex plate.) > > I was reading the instructions and there were some warnings about the > difficulty of breaking the sealant between the drive and the mounting > plate. I know that at some point, I will need to disassemble the drive > and it will be difficult to separate the mounting plate from the drive > housing. > > What would be wrong with adding a few tapped holes between the existing > holes in the bolt circle of the mounting plate? When is comes time to > separate the plate, I would just screw in a few bolts into these holes > and tighten them in sequence. This would push the drive housing away > from the mounting plate in a controlled manner. No hammers, pry bars, > or bad language required. > > Am I missing something, or is this a good idea? > > Bill Dube' > > > > > -- > Bill Dube' > BillDube@KillaCycle.com > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >