Never heard of it.

Kevin1

--- In [email protected], "dogspiritnow" <dogspirit...@...> wrote:
>
> Hello group,
> 
> I am working on a homebuilt project (V-Witt) which uses a prop hub for a 
> Continental tapered crank. It has come to my attention that there have been a 
> number of failures of this type hub due to cracks along the keyway and 
> splitting in the worst cases. Also the nut seems to have some problems. From 
> what I have found, most of the problems are seen on Ercoupes with metal 
> props, and there is speculation that excessive tightening is a precursor to 
> the cracking. Has anyone experienced this type of problem on their Ercoupe? 
> Is it that hard to find a good used hub and nut? Are there any suppliers of 
> new hubs and nuts? 
> 
> I am also posing these question to the Cessna 120 and 140 groups and the 
> Aeronca group. I have not heard of this type of problem being "common" on 
> 120s, 140s, Champs or Chiefs. It seems that the majority of the problems show 
> up on Ercoupes. If it is somewhat frequent or common, just how "frequently" 
> does it turn up? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Chris
>


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