X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-vx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.220.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTPS id 5041298 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:08:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.180; envelope-from=thomasmann51@gmail.com Received: by vxd7 with SMTP id 7so3540076vxd.25 for ; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:08:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=3WkkeC2YsfEgIjklnfH+d0Ba207uHqstXw3uimn5MSk=; b=R6NzrYPzqlmVmw4WWLjo8+ZhIlAd8+gh4Fylv6CFRXReVZDw/EQLdzDh2AfcxDPuPb hM46NwCigdYhlYkVR/EC05XYL1uefgwHKPpZthRK+rWWtmLiKMHIoqn5gsoTE1rsv3X8 rVXdvppUCsR/xIf4ruHWiBoPems9fL/nzJun4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.184.72 with SMTP id cj8mr1197945vcb.271.1309716484992; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.181.202 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:08:04 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B Rebuild From: Thomas Mann To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba53b0eed8303d04a72e21a6 --90e6ba53b0eed8303d04a72e21a6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah .... was expecting that but it;s good to have the exact specs (threads= , etc.) Kind of like the 'dent puller' they have in body shops. Crazy pricing for a once use tools. Thanks. On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Bob Darrah wrote: > > Thomas, > > Be sure you have the means to separate the two parts of the eccentric > shaft before you crack the case. It is a simple tool that the dealer wan= ted > $800 for. I made one from parts in my scrap box in about 15 minutes. It > consists of a threaded rod with nut, and one end threaded to fit the hole= in > the shaft. 18 mm, don=92t remember the pitch, but it is the same as the = O2 > sensor. and a heavy chunk of metal with a loose fit hole that the rod go= es > threw it and reaches beyond the end of the shaft. > > Of course you may know all this already. Good luck! > > Bob Darrah > > *From:* Thomas Mann > *Sent:* Saturday, July 02, 2011 1:44 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] 20B Rebuild > > A little prep work before I start my rebuild......... > Is there any machine work that needs to be done to the eccentric shaft > (such as would be done with a crankshaft?) > > How do I know that I am replacing the rotor in the correct position. > > I won't crack the case open until this fall but these are just the naggin= g > questions I have. > > T Mann > --90e6ba53b0eed8303d04a72e21a6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah .... was expecting that but it;s good to have the exact specs (threads= , etc.)
Kind of like the 'dent puller' they have in body shops.=

Crazy pricing for a once use tools.

Thanks.

On Sun, Jul 3, 201= 1 at 12:59 PM, Bob Darrah <rdarrah@austin.rr.com> wrote:
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Th= omas,
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Be= =20 sure you have the means to separate the two parts of the eccentric shaft be= fore=20 you crack the case.=A0 It is a simple tool that the dealer wanted $800=20 for.=A0 I made one from parts in my scrap box in about 15 minutes.=A0 It=20 consists of a threaded rod with nut, and one end threaded to fit the hole i= n the=20 shaft.=A0 18 mm, don=92t remember the pitch, but it is the same as the O2= =20 sensor.=A0 and a heavy chunk of metal with a loose fit hole that the rod go= es=20 threw it and reaches beyond the end of the shaft.
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Of= =20 course you may know all this already.=A0 Good luck!
= =A0
Bo= b=20 Darrah
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Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 1:44 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] 20B Rebuild
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A= =20 little prep work before I start my rebuild.........=20
Is there any machine work that needs to be done to the eccentric shaft= =20 (such as would be done with a crankshaft?)
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How do I know that I am replacing the rotor in the correct position.
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I won't crack the case open until this fall but these are just the= nagging=20 questions I have.
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T Mann

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