---------------------------------------------------------- RV4-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/05/03: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:26 AM - Conical lord mount problems (Greg Hunsicker) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:26:42 AM PST US From: Greg Hunsicker Subject: RV4-List: Conical lord mount problems --> RV4-List message posted by: Greg Hunsicker I am back in the air now and the J-6230-1 conical lord mounts are not > working well for me. The mounts I had previously used were #71032 > bushings (8) and big washers(8). The expensive new mounts came with no > direction and I am wondering if I installed them wrong because the > engine moves around on a 3 g pull up and I hate the smell of burning > rubber and a nice pulley slot in my bumpout on the cowling. The spinner > is a 1/4" sag to the cowling. I oriented the mounts as Vans sent me a > pic showing the orientation holes since my motor mount did not have the > alignment markings. Their was a smash stop spacer that came with the > mounts and it goes between the two bushings and only allows one to > tighten the mounts just so far and that seems like that could be part of > the problem. I did not use any of the big fender washers that were used > with my old rubbers that did not have washers embedded in them like > these new ones. Any ideas? I really don't notice these mounts being > any smoother than my old mounts and the 71032 bushings could be smashed > together more than these. My engine is a O-320-A2B. Have others experienced this problem? > > > Greg Hunsicker