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Subject: | Re: Flap Motor Replacement |
Pete,
Does the Usher motor have an oil/grease seal where the armature shaft comes out
of the motor? A seal here would prevent the grease in the gearbox from entering.
Charlie Kuss
--- On Wed, 12/30/09, peterhunt1@aol.com <peterhunt1@aol.com> wrote:
> From: peterhunt1@aol.com <peterhunt1@aol.com>
> Subject: RV-List: Flap Motor Replacement
> To: rv-list@matronics.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:03 PM
>
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> Let me see if I can help cut to the chase and post for
> the archives a less expensive flap motor replacement
> solution. When my flap motor failed and I wanted to
> replace only the motor, not the worm gear shaft too, I
> called Vans. Vans only sells the motor and worm gear
> as a unit for $300+. However, Vans was kind enough to
> put me on to Usher Enterprises (phone 503-992-0015).
> They sold me a new motor without the worm gear for
> $110.Their motoris a perfect match, bolts
> up exactly as does Van's motorand works
> beautifully. Further, I had the old Vans motor
> unit(built before 2002) which did not have the Vans
> name stamped into the worm gear shaft as do the new
> units. The Usher Enterprises flap motor works on both
> the old and new Vans worm gear units. When you call
> Usher Enterprises you may simply ask for "the motor
> which operates the flapson Van's aircraft,"
> they will know what you are talking about, or ask for Dean
> and tell him Pete sent you.
>
> I also suggest that when you install the motor
> youuse a tie wrap to hold the electrical wires tight
> to the motor body so when the wires vibrate during flight
> (as they will) the vibration is not transmitted tothe
> end of the wires where these wires enter the motor
> housing.
>
> Pete in Clearwater
> RV-6, numerous awards, full day/night IFR
>
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> provided
>
>
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