Dennis, Do you have a front plate? A front plate eliminated the cracking in my back plate over 22 years ago, and I haven't had any trouble with it since.
Syd On Jun 5, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Dennis wrote: > I have a 1946 415C with 85hp Continental engine and metal prop. About one > year ago I had the prop back plate replaced. The old plate had a jagged break > almost all the way around about 1-2" from the outside. > We now notice that the new back plate is broken almost all the way around > very similar to the break on the old plate. Just prior to replacing the last > plate I had the prop re-pitched and balanced. > > Other than replacing the back plate again, does anyone have a suggestion on > what I should do or what is causing the plates to break? > > Thanks, Dennis Hatfield N2738H > >
