X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.118.220] (HELO cluster1.echolabs.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1022011 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:58:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.118.220; envelope-from=ben@gmpexpress.net X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://www.messagepartners.com X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Cloudmark http://www.messagepartners.com Received: from [72.9.22.171] (HELO ben22d25bef6f7) by fe2.cluster1.echolabs.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 56570201 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:57:16 -0400 Message-ID: <000c01c57a5f$5bfd83f0$ab160948@ben22d25bef6f7> From: "Ben Baltrusaitis" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ross unit disassembly Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:56:54 -0400 Organization: Biper Marketing Company MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C57A3D.C396C980" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C57A3D.C396C980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Finn, the guy who put it together used too much of the blue sealant and = bolted it before the sealant was set up. There was sealant on the ears = of the planetary gear, on the bolt heads of the planetary gear, and = stuffed in every opening imaginable including all around the sixteen = studs. I removed the studs. Then I wedged the bell housing in a pallet and stood the pallet between = two trees. I hooked a nylon tiedown to the prop flange and secured the = other end to another tree. I ratcheted pressure on the flange and tapped = it with a hammer until the blue stuff finally gave up. I wish I would = have thought of this sooner! At least now I know the drive is in good shape. I'm hoping the pilot = bearing is shot. If not that, there is something in the engine. (Note: this is a soob engine not rotary.) Ben ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 9:56 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ross unit disassembly OK, so how did you do it? Finn Ben Baltrusaitis wrote: The peasants are rejoicing!!!! I finally got it apart. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C57A3D.C396C980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Finn, the guy who put it together used too = much of the=20 blue sealant and bolted it before the sealant was set up. There was = sealant on=20 the ears of the planetary gear, on the bolt heads of the planetary gear, = and=20 stuffed in every opening imaginable including all around the sixteen = studs. I=20 removed the studs.
Then I wedged the bell housing in a pallet = and stood=20 the pallet between two trees. I hooked a nylon tiedown to the prop = flange and=20 secured the other end to another tree. I ratcheted pressure on the = flange and=20 tapped it with a hammer until the blue stuff finally gave = up. I=20 wish I would have thought of this sooner!
At least now I know the drive is in good = shape. I'm=20 hoping the pilot bearing is shot. If not that, there is something in the = engine.
(Note: this is a soob engine not = rotary.)
Ben
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 = 9:56 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ross = unit=20 disassembly

OK, so how did you do it?

Finn

Ben = Baltrusaitis=20 wrote:
The peasants are = rejoicing!!!!
I finally got it=20 apart.

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