X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2137239 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:03:34 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l5OD2rsx028761 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:02:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c7b660$0be08e50$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ehaust swivel Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:03:23 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7B63E.84803210" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7B63E.84803210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John I would never suggest not using safety wire, however, just for a data = point, I have been flying for 10 years with the ball joints and have not = had any failures. I do inspect the bolts/nuts/cotter keys when ever I = have the cowl off. I did replace the hardware after 6 years of flying = simply because it was beginning to show signs of deterioration. Its = hard for me to imagine a scenario that would break the three bolt = connections and yet safety wire would survive. But, again, it certainly would not hurt anything to safety wire it. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Ehaust swivel Lynn, a while back you mentioned safety wire for the exhaust swivel = ball, is this in addition to the cotterkeys in the spring bolts, or is = it a safety wire to secure the flanges in event of bolt failure or some = reason. JohnD =20 I have flight insurance through the EAA, for what its worth, = its term and as my life gets shorter so does the payout. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7B63E.84803210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi John
 
I would never suggest not using safety wire, = however, just=20 for a data point, I have been flying for 10 years with the ball joints = and have=20 not had any failures.  I do inspect the bolts/nuts/cotter keys when = ever I=20 have the cowl off.  I did replace the hardware after 6 years of = flying=20 simply because it was beginning to show signs of deterioration.  = Its hard=20 for me to imagine a scenario that would break the three bolt connections = and yet=20 safety wire would survive.
 
But, again, it certainly would not hurt anything = to safety=20 wire it.
 
Ed
 
 
    ----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Downing
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 = 8:43 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Ehaust = swivel

Lynn, a while back you mentioned = safety wire for=20 the exhaust swivel ball, is this in addition to the cotterkeys in the = spring=20 bolts, or is it a safety wire to secure the flanges in event of bolt = failure=20 or some reason.  JohnD
        
       = I have=20 flight insurance through the EAA, for what its worth, its term and as = my life=20 gets shorter so does the = payout.
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