X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost05.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.105] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2643391 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:00:28 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.105; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from arptk8ng400 (adsl-146-123-131.mco.bellsouth.net[72.146.123.131]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc05) with SMTP id <20080113165946H0500d3p1he>; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:59:46 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [72.146.123.131] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Motor Mount Bushings Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:59:47 -0500 Message-ID: <0F064E52C7D142E4AF2CFC63C7F2ABD5@ARPTK8NG400> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003B_01C855DB.CBC73CD0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AchVwm/ubsWKnNqjTwSB852BRrZ/nAAQsz7A X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C855DB.CBC73CD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No problem, Jerry.. I sometimes wish it was Ray=85If it was,I would not worry so much about = what things cost! :>)=20 =20 Ray (OOPS! I mean Bill) Bradburry =20 _____ =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Hey Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:58 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Motor Mount Bushings Sorry, I meant to write "Bill" not Ray. Jerry =20 =20 =20 On Jan 12, 2008, at 7:54 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: Yes the spacer tube is inside and the bolts are torqued down on it. = What is happening is that the rubber that the bushing is made of is crushing = down. It is too soft to support the weight of the engine with the PSRU on it = at that end. I would imagine that the engine/PSRU center of gravity is = close to those bushings and they are supporting 90% or so of the total weight. The two bushings at the rear are ok, but they have very little weight on them. Bill B _____ =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Klepeis Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:19 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Motor Mount Bushings Bill Do you have the correct length spacer tube inside. That would allow = the bushing to crush down like that. if it is not the right length =20 Regards =20 Ed Klepeis ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Bradburry To: Rotary motors in aircraft =20 Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Motor Mount Bushings I noticed that the bushings that Fred furnished with the motor mount = plate are not up the job. The bottom half has crushed down by close to =BC = inch. I wonder what mounts the rest of you are using? The lower picture is = of the left (pilot) side and the top is the copilot side. Both are on the front. The rear seems to be holding up ok. I first noticed this when I = saw that my spinner was not aligned with the cowl very well=85 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bill B =20 ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C855DB.CBC73CD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

No problem, Jerry..

I sometimes wish it was Ray…If it was,I would not worry so = much about what things cost!=A0=A0 :>)

Ray (OOPS! I mean Bill) Bradburry

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Hey
Sent: Sunday, January 13, = 2008 3:58 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Motor Mount = Bushings=

Sorry, I meant to write "Bill" not Ray. Jerry

On Jan 12, 2008, at 7:54 PM, Bill Bradburry = wrote:

Yes the spacer tube is inside and = the bolts are torqued down on it. What is happening is that the rubber = that the bushing is made of is crushing down. It is too soft to support = the weight of the engine with the PSRU on it at that end. I would imagine = that the engine/PSRU center of gravity is close to those bushings and they are supporting 90% or so of the total weight. The two bushings = at the rear are ok, but they have very little weight on = them.

Bill = B

From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironlin= e.net] On Behalf Of Ed = Klepeis
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 = 6:19 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Motor Mount Bushings

Bill

Do you have the = correct length spacer tube inside. That would allow the bushing to crush down = like that. if it is not the right length

= ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; Regards

= ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; Ed Klepeis

----- Original Message = -----

From: Bill Bradburry

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:10 = PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Motor Mount Bushings

I noticed that the = bushings that Fred furnished with the motor mount plate are not up the job. The = bottom half has crushed down by close to =BC inch. I wonder what = mounts the rest of you are using? The lower picture is of the left = (pilot) side and the top is the copilot side. Both are on the front. = The rear seems to be holding up ok. I first noticed this when I saw = that my spinner was not aligned with the cowl very = well…

Any suggestions would = be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,=

Bill = B

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