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Return-Path: Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 395111 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Sep 2004 10:54:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.69; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from Carol ([209.214.45.190]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040906145414.DDTS1791.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@Carol> for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:54:14 -0400 Message-ID: <006701c49421$594e45b0$be2dd6d1@Carol> From: "paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: safety wiring Ross prop bolts Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 09:54:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0064_01C493F7.6F9A87E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C493F7.6F9A87E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi, Rusty.....yes, I am at St Elmo airport in Mobile, AL, just a = slingshot's throw from Pensacola, FL. Hope you can make it over to St = Elmo soon. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: safety wiring Ross prop bolts Hi, everyone....I just checked....my crush plate is smooth on both = sides. Thanks for all the input on this....I guess it's steel locknuts = for me. Paul Conner....SQ2000 safely at airport, wings both on. Taxi = testing this week. =20 Congrats on getting it there, and in less pieces than before. Rest = assured, that first taxi is a milestone :-) Did you say you were at St. = Elmo? If I never finish the experimental hours on the RV-3, at least I = can fly the SlingShot over (after next weekend). BTW, I don't think there's any need to use all metal stop nuts. I = hate those things, and only use them were temp is really an issue. I = think it's sort of an A&P rule of thumb that all nuts forward of the = firewall should be high temp, but I don't think it's a hard fast rule. = The biggest problem will be torque specs. You'll have to try to measure = the torque that it takes to just turn the nuts, then add that to the = torque you're supposed to have. Fiber stop nuts aren't as bad, but it's = still technically a problem.=20 If you really want to do it right, call up Saber Manufacturing, and = let them give you the one hour lecture on using only threaded drive = lugs. The lecture cost me about $200 in lugs and proper prop bolts = (longer threads, drilled heads). Still, I only changed the lugs on the = prop extension, and not on the redrive. The extension is still bolted = to the redrive with AN bolts, and fiber stop nuts (AN365). Cheers, Rusty (have not put any intake gaskets on backwards ) ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C493F7.6F9A87E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Hi, Rusty.....yes, I am at St Elmo = airport in=20 Mobile, AL, just a slingshot's throw from Pensacola, FL. Hope you = can make=20 it over to St Elmo soon. Paul Conner

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Sunday, September 05, = 2004 8:52=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: safety = wiring=20 Ross prop bolts

Hi, everyone....I just = checked....my crush=20 plate is smooth on both sides. Thanks for all the input on = this....I=20 guess it's steel locknuts for me. Paul Conner....SQ2000 safely = at=20 airport, wings both on. Taxi testing this week.

Congrats on getting it there, and in less = pieces=20 than before.  Rest assured, that first taxi is a = milestone=20 :-) Did you say you were at St. Elmo? If I never finish = the=20 experimental hours on the RV-3, at least I can fly the SlingShot=20 over (after next weekend).

BTW, I don't think there's any need to use = all=20 metal stop nuts. I hate those things, and only use = them were=20 temp is really an issue. I think it's sort of an A&P rule of = thumb=20 that all nuts forward of the firewall should be high temp, but = I don't=20 think it's a hard fast rule. The biggest problem will be = torque=20 specs.  You'll have to try to measure the torque that it = takes to=20 just turn the nuts, then add that to the torque you're supposed to = have. =20 Fiber stop nuts aren't as bad, but it's still technically a=20 problem.

If you really want to do it right, call up = Saber=20 Manufacturing, and let them give you the one hour lecture = on using only=20 threaded drive lugs. The lecture cost me about $200 in lugs and = proper=20 prop bolts (longer threads, drilled heads).  Still, I only = changed=20 the lugs on the prop extension, and not = on the redrive. The=20 extension is still bolted to the redrive with AN bolts, and=20 fiber stop nuts (AN365).

Cheers,

Rusty (have not put any intake gaskets on = backwards=20 <G>)

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