---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/17/05: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:28 AM - Re: Prop play (Don Walker) 2. 11:29 AM - Re: Prop play (Kelly Meiste) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:28:13 AM PST US From: "Don Walker" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Prop play --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Don Walker" Bill, Mine comes from the movement of the cog in the belt. there is more space in each groove of the belt than the cog requires. they say this is for the escape of air. My engineer buddy says it should have been made an exact fit. I dunno, but I have noticed that prop movement from early on. Don Walker ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Morelli To: stratus-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: Stratus-List: Prop play --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Bill Morelli" > Fellow Stratusites, I have noticed that if I grab the tip of any of the three warp drive prop blades and move them in a for and aft motion, I can feel and see probably about a 1/32 or so of movement. Looking closer, it appears that this movement is coming from the prop bearings. I put a scale down by the prop bearing center race and made the above movement. There is movement there of probably less than .005" - Obviously that slop is amplified at the blade tips. Looking at the prop bearings that I pulled out two years ago, the inner races of both bearings also had this slight slop. This movement at the prop tips may have always been there but I had not noticed it until now (417 flight hours) and it has me a bit concerned. Anyway, does anyone have this issue? Could any of you move your prop tips for and aft next time you get to your aircraft and see if you feel anything? Regards, Bill (N812BM - 601HDS - Tri - Stratus (RAM Heads) - Vermont - 417.0 flight hrs. - 559 landings web site -> http://homepages.together.net/~billvt/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:29:27 AM PST US From: "Kelly Meiste" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Prop play --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Kelly Meiste" > I have noticed that if I grab the tip of any of the three warp drive prop > blades and move them in a for and aft motion, I can feel and see probably > about a 1/32 or so of movement. Looking closer, it appears that this > movement is coming from the prop bearings. > does anyone have this issue? Could any of you move your prop tips > for and aft next time you get to your aircraft and see if you feel > anything? > > Regards, > Bill (N812BM - 601HDS - Tri - Stratus (RAM Heads) - Vermont - 417.0 > flight hrs. - 559 landings > web site -> http://homepages.together.net/~billvt/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi Bill, I just ran out to my plane & checked, but all I notice after 120 hours is the usual 1/4" CW & CCW movement of the prop tips. I feel no front to back movement. Keep us posted as to what you find. Kelly