X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:23:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2199548 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:04:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.d23.ba6236f (42807) for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:04:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:04:11 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Prop grease leak X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1185422651" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1185422651 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/25/2007 9:58:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, marv@lancair.net writes: I am doing my annual inspection. I note a small amount of grease leaking from one of the blade/hub seals. See the attached picture. I can go to Hartzell for guidance and probably will, but I thought someone out there in the Lancair flyers group might have seen this type of thing on their prop and could provide comments. I have 1310 Tach hours on the prop/engine. I grease the prop annually with AeroShell #6. George, Well, it is not going to heal itself. Was there much grease on the inside of the spinner? Did it take more than usual when you re-greased it? A prop reseal is about half the cost of an overhaul. If it is close to overhaul time, maybe that should be done, otherwise consider having the prop resealed. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1185422651 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 7/25/2007 9:58:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I am=20 doing my annual inspection. I note a small amount of grease leaking
fr= om=20 one of the blade/hub seals. See the attached picture.

I can go to=20 Hartzell for guidance and probably will, but I thought someone
out the= re=20 in the Lancair flyers group might have seen this type of thing on
thei= r=20 prop and could provide comments.

I have 1310 Tach hours on the=20 prop/engine. I grease the prop annually with
AeroShell #6.=20
George,
 
Well, it is not going to heal itself.  Was there much grease on th= e=20 inside of the spinner?  Did it take more than usual when you re-greased= =20 it?  A prop reseal is about half the cost of an overhaul.  If= it=20 is close to overhaul time, maybe that should be done, otherwise consider hav= ing=20 the prop resealed.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



Get a s= neak peek of the all-new AOL.com.=
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