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 >
