X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:49:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTP id 1447837 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:32:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.bf8.66a5afa (39332) for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:31:39 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:31:39 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Torque specs X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1160227898" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5326 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1160227898 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm not going to even attempt to "run with the big dogs" on this discussion. My two cents I got from Robert Williams at Lancair. He said they remove the padding in the firewall blanket at the engine mount points by picking it out with needle nose pliers before mounting the blanket to the firewall. They don't damage the face or the back of the blanket that way. The padding has a tendency to compress, loosening the engine mount bolts. Of course I heard this from Robert AFTER I had my engine installed. Consequently, I check the torque on my engine mount bolts at each condition inspection. The first year they were slightly loose, a quarter turn on the bolt or so to reestablish torque. Since the first year (two more years) no additional tightening needed. Mike Easley Colorado Springs Super ES -------------------------------1160227898 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm not going to even attempt to "run with the big dogs" on this=20 discussion.

My two cents I got from Robert Williams at Lancair. He said they=20 remove the padding in the firewall blanket at the engine mount points by pic= king=20 it out with needle nose pliers before mounting the blanket to the=20 firewall. They don't damage the face or the back of the blanket that=20 way. The padding has a tendency to compress, loosening the engine moun= t=20 bolts.

Of course I heard this from Robert AFTER I had my engine installed.&nbs= p;=20 Consequently, I check the torque on my engine mount bolts at each condition=20 inspection. The first year they were slightly loose, a quarter turn on= the=20 bolt or so to reestablish torque. Since the first year (two more years= ) no=20 additional tightening needed.

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

Super ES

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