I had a Sterba prop with varnish that had gotten stuck to my prop spacer a while back and no amount of puling on the prop would loosen it up and hitting it or trying to pry it off would have definitely damaged the wood. I loosened the bolts 1/8" and started up the engine and prop cleanly unstuck itself. Certainly not the recommended procedure, but it worked.
Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 [email protected] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: KR> Progress ! From: Larry Flesner via KRnet <[email protected]> Date: Mon, January 23, 2017 4:07 pm To: [email protected] Cc: Larry Flesner <[email protected]> I was unable to get my 5 inch prop extension off the crank with several non destructive efforts and didn't want to do anything to ruin either. After finding the right combination of socket size, bolt length, and number of washers, I was able to pull the drive lugs out the back of the prop flange and was then able to tap the extension off with a rubber hammer. The crank is now at the machine shop and for $30 USD they will mic the crank, check for any out of round, magniflux the crank, and check for run out on the flange. Once I get the report I'll know what my next steep will be. If all is well I'd like to get the crank balanced and get all other items clean and inspected and start planning the rebuild. If any crank work needs to be done it will probably go to a certified aircraft shop. Updates to follow............... Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
