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Greetings,
I went out
to finish putting on the front cover, but didn't get far. Attached are
several pics of the front housing where the o-ring goes. One shows
just the housing. One shows the old o-ring and nylon backing washer.
The other shows the washer that came in the overhaul kit.
Previously,
I had the thicker o-ring with backing washer, and the front cover used
a gasket. The kit instructions say to not use the gasket (and none is
included), since the included o-ring is thinner. The instructions call
the nylon washer version 89 and later, so it appears that's what I
have, though I thought I had already determined that my front housing
was an 87-88. Just another mystery.
Anyway,
the kit instructions say- "Choose the correct o-ring for your
application: small diameter for 86-88 models, larger diameter for 89
and later". The o-ring in the picture is the only one I see, except
for a tension bolt o-ring that wasn't needed. As you can see, this
doesn't fit the milled recess in the housing, though I suppose it might
still work OK. In the video, the o-ring that Bruce installs fits in
the outer diameter of the recess. Is this the correct o-ring, or the
"small" one that should go to the 86-88 model? It just doesn't look
right to me, and this is fairly important. Worst case, I could always
get a gasket and put it back the way it was, with the old o-ring.
Thanks,
Rusty (no
further aircraft purchased since starting this message)
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