Return-Path: Received: from grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.116] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3063801 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:54:01 -0500 Received: from h-68-164-8-144.chcgilgm.dynamic.covad.net ([68.164.8.144] helo=Barry) by grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1Az2fB-00022C-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:54:01 -0800 Message-ID: <016501c40243$f764f6b0$6401a8c0@Barry> From: "Barry Gardner" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] E shaft nut Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:53:59 -0600 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 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Sears carries that socket in 3/4 in drive. You also need the 3/4 to 1/2 adapter unless you have one of those big boy sets. Barry Gardner Wheaton, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] E shaft nut > 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