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1. 10:07 AM - Re: Constant Speed Prop leaking Grease (Matt Dralle)
2. 03:14 PM - Top Aft Skin Question... (Matt Dralle)
3. 03:52 PM - Re: Top Aft Skin Question... (Linn)
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| Subject: | Re: Constant Speed Prop leaking Grease |
At 10:35 AM 5/3/2013 Friday, you wrote:
>I've been flying my RV-6A behind a Hartzell CS prop for 3 years now and about
250 hours since new. For about a year, I've been noticing grease escaping where
the prop halfs meet. I notice the grease on the back of one prop blade.
Is this something that I should be concerned about? Prop has never been over
greased.
>Marty
Hey Marty,
I have a Hartzell on my IO-390 powered RV-8. I bought it new from Van's about
1999 and then it sat behind my couch until 2010 and I finally mounted it. At
installation, I lubed it per the manual. I flew it 172 hours the first year and
didn't have any problems with it, with the one exception of the small grease
splatters on the back of the blades like you describe. Never got worse during
that time, maybe got a little better. I attributed my splatter to the fact
that it sat for so long and the seals got a little flat in storage for so long.
Matt
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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| Subject: | Top Aft Skin Question... |
Well, its unbelievable, but I was cleaning the shop this morning and accidentally
pushed the bandsaw (on a rollaround) into the back of the fuselage and put
a scratch and dent into the Aft Top Skin. It wasn't yet riveted, but I was all
finished and dimpled. I guess at least it wasn't the side of the fuselage where
replacement would be nearly impossible. But still. Waa.
Anyway, I went to order a replacement today and put in the part number "F-825"
(F-825-1) is on the plans. I got two hits back:
TOP SKIN, AFT
F-825-1
$126.40
TOP SKIN, AFT -8
F-825PP
$124.00
What's the difference? The PP suffix probably means "pre-punched", but I think
the F-825-1 is probably pre-punched as well.
My fuselage is late model, order last year in QB form.
Thanks,
Matt
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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| Subject: | Re: Top Aft Skin Question... |
It must be a huge dent/scratch!!!
I'm not anal enough to order a new skin .... I'd use the same
lightweight body filler that I use on the other small dents.
Of course I'm not going with a polished airplane!!!
Linn
On 5/4/2013 6:13 PM, Matt Dralle wrote:
>
>
> Well, its unbelievable, but I was cleaning the shop this morning and accidentally
pushed the bandsaw (on a rollaround) into the back of the fuselage and put
a scratch and dent into the Aft Top Skin. It wasn't yet riveted, but I was
all finished and dimpled. I guess at least it wasn't the side of the fuselage
where replacement would be nearly impossible. But still. Waa.
>
> Anyway, I went to order a replacement today and put in the part number "F-825"
(F-825-1) is on the plans. I got two hits back:
>
> TOP SKIN, AFT
> F-825-1
> $126.40
>
>
> TOP SKIN, AFT -8
> F-825PP
> $124.00
>
> What's the difference? The PP suffix probably means "pre-punched", but I think
the F-825-1 is probably pre-punched as well.
>
> My fuselage is late model, order last year in QB form.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
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> Matt Dralle
>
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
> http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
> http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
> http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
> Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
>
> RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
> http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
> Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
>
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