Return-Path: Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.50] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3063993 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Mar 2004 20:55:08 -0500 Received: from user-0cetth3.cable.mindspring.com ([24.238.246.35] helo=toshibauser) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1Az4YO-0004NC-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Mar 2004 17:55:08 -0800 From: "CBarber" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: E shaft nut Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 19:54:56 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_084B_01C40222.919DAD70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_084B_01C40222.919DAD70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I tried darn near everything to get it off my junk/practice core. Bought the correct socket, used a cheater pipe etc. Finally, since this was only a junk core, I drilled the damn thing off. Christopher Barber Barber & Pi, LLP Attorneys and Counselors at Law 11930 S Sam Houston Pkwy E Suite 103 Houston, Texas 77089-4755 281-464-LAWS (5297) "Serving the needs of Senior Texans" CBarber@TexasAttorney.net www.TexasAttorney.net -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Jim Brewer Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:11 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: E shaft nut On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 18:30:43 -0500, John Slade wrote: 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) >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html John, Two suggestions on your problem. If my memory serves me correctly, Bruce Turrentine says to torque to 150 ft-lbs and mark the nut and turn 60 degrees more using a 3 ft cheater bar to get the correct torque. It is in his rebuild tape. Holding the plane down might be a problem. You can purchase the socket from Sears for about $25-30. Option two, would be to borrow/rent one from a place that changes tractor-trailer tires and use an impact wrench to tighten the extra 60 degrees. Without Ed Anderson's help I would never have gotten the nut off. Ed's impact wrench made it look like child's play. Same would be true installing. I have never tried this but I have heard you can use an impact wrench with a "spare air" tank if you don't have a compressor at the hanger. You only need a few short bursts with the impact wrench. Of course, if you are Ed Anderson, you just haul a compressor around in the back of your van to help lost souls like me! ;-) Jim Brewer Like "Dust" I need a fix--keep us posted, John! >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_084B_01C40222.919DAD70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I tried darn = near=20 everything to get it off my junk/practice core. Bought the correct = socket,=20 used a cheater pipe etc. Finally, since this was only a junk core, = I=20 drilled the damn thing off.

Christopher=20 Barber

Barber & Pi,=20 LLP
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
11930 S = Sam=20 Houston Pkwy E
Suite 103
Houston, Texas 77089-4755
281-464-LAWS = (5297)

"Serving the needs of Senior=20 Texans"

CBarber@TexasAttorney.net
www.TexasAttorney.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Jim=20 Brewer
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:11 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: E shaft=20 nut

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 = 18:30:43=20 -0500, John Slade wrote:
Y'know that massive nut that everyone has = trouble=20 getting off?
Any tips on how to get it on?
Tracy says 350 ft = pounds.=20 Phew. That's me jumping on the end of my torque
wrench.
How do I = hold=20 the shaft / counterweights / airplane still while I do this?
Any=20 suggestions on where to get a 2 1/8 socket? That size seems to = be
missing=20 from my $9 socket set :)
Regards,
John Slade (torquing up a=20 storm)

>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive: http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

John,=20

Two suggestions on = your=20 problem. If my memory serves me correctly, Bruce Turrentine says to = torque to=20 150 ft-lbs and mark the nut and turn 60 degrees more using a 3 ft = cheater bar=20 to get the correct torque. It is in his rebuild tape. Holding the = plane down=20 might be a problem. You can purchase the socket from Sears for about = $25-30.=20 Option two, would be to borrow/rent one from a place that changes=20 tractor-trailer tires and use an impact wrench to tighten the extra 60 = degrees. Without Ed Anderson's help I would never have gotten the nut = off.=20 Ed's impact wrench made it look like child's play. Same would be true=20 installing. I have never tried this but I have heard you can use an = impact=20 wrench with a "spare air" tank if you don't have a compressor at the = hanger.=20 You only need a few short bursts with the impact wrench. Of course, if = you are=20 Ed Anderson, you just haul a compressor around in the back of your van = to help=20 lost souls like me! ;-)

Jim = Brewer

Like "Dust" I need a = fix--keep=20 us posted, John!
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