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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: PSRU - gear set
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 06:52:51 +1000
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Ernest,
Kelly's advice is good, also a good move on your part and good advice from
the transmission shop.

Regardless of any size difference- there may not be as some are
interchangeable, you are much better with the 6 planet and things can be
modified to fit.
George (down under)

> Kelly Troyer wrote:
>
> > If you will send me your sun gear
> > I can tell you if it will mesh with both the 4 and 6 planet housings I
> > have !
> >     Hopefully Tracy will jump in here and give you some "Real World
Info"
> > regarding what will fit what !!
> > --
> > Kelly Troyer
> > Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
>
>
> Thank you, Kelly, but this morning I did something really radical.  I
> don't want to freak you guys out, or anything, but I just had, like,
> this brainstorm and, you know, I had to go with it.  I took the gearset
> to a TRANSMISSION SHOP.  I don't know what came over me.  I just did it.
>
> The mechanic recommended that I replace the 3-planet set (he called them
> pigs), with a 6-planet set in a steel carrier.  He didn't have one in
> stock, and I didn't have time to drive across town to their sister shop
> before work, but I'll head over there next week.  I'll be able to test
> fit it right there...and buy it if it fits.
>
> (Sometimes the obvious thing to do is...obvious 8*)
>
>
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