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1. 12:44 AM - Re: Re: Prop belt drive failure (John Karnes)
2. 04:56 AM - Re: Re: Prop belt drive failure (Don Walker)
3. 09:33 PM - Stratus belt failure (clark.dale@att.net)
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| Subject: | Re: RE: Prop belt drive failure |
--> Stratus-List message posted by: "John Karnes" <jpkarnes2000@msn.com>
I believe that the belt was in use when I had an overheating incident a couple of years ago. Maybe the high heat affected the belt, but I have been flying with it ever since. The tension was correct per the directions provided by Stratus. I believe I will use a little less tension with the new belt. Better for the redrive bearings...=0D=0A=0D=0AJohn Karnes=0D=0AN601JK=0D=0ABremerton, WA=0D=0A=0D=0A --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Bill Morelli" <billvt@together.net<mailto:billvt@together.net>>=0D=0A=0D=0A I don't buy the belt needs changing every year statement by Mykal.=0D=0A=0D=0A I replaced mine the first and only time at 290 hours and the one I removed looked as good as the new one. I now have 418 hours on the engine so this new belt is at 128 hours.=0D=0A=0D=0A Could you tell if possibly the belt loosened up for some reason (tension adjustment slipped) ?? Was you tension set correctly? =0D=0A=0D=0A As Frank said, there are quite a number of Stratus engines with a good number of hours and this is the first report of a belt failure.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A Regards,=0D=0A Bill (N812BM - 601HDS - Tri - Stratus (RAM Heads) - Vermont - 418.6 flight hrs. - 562 landings=0D=0A
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| Subject: | Re: RE: Prop belt drive failure |
--> Stratus-List message posted by: "Don Walker" <d3dw@msn.com>
Same here, Bill. My old one looked good as the new. I changed it at 250 hours and
three years old. However, I do preflight the belt occasionally, looking at
the teeth and layers. My new one is now three years old and looks good, but I
guess I will go ahead and replace it. It is against my nature to throw away good
stuff, but in an airplane I force myself to do it sometimes.
Mykal is a "nice guy", but covering his "ASS" on this one. Sometimes he feels
the need to be a "company man". Not being a pilot, he doesn't quite understand
our insistence on shooting straight about stuff. I wouldn't fault anyone for
putting a new one on each year, and Mykal will be happy to supply them.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Morelli<mailto:billvt@together.net>
To: stratus-list<mailto:stratus-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:35 PM
Subject: Stratus-List: RE: Prop belt drive failure
--> Stratus-List message posted by: "Bill Morelli" <billvt@together.net<mailto:billvt@together.net>>
I don't buy the belt needs changing every year statement by Mykal.
I replaced mine the first and only time at 290 hours and the one I removed looked
as good as the new one. I now have 418 hours on the engine so this new belt
is at 128 hours.
Could you tell if possibly the belt loosened up for some reason (tension adjustment
slipped) ?? Was you tension set correctly?
As Frank said, there are quite a number of Stratus engines with a good number
of hours and this is the first report of a belt failure.
Regards,
Bill (N812BM - 601HDS - Tri - Stratus (RAM Heads) - Vermont - 418.6 flight
hrs. - 562 landings
web site -> http://homepages.together.net/~billvt/<http://homepages.together.net/~billvt/>
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| Subject: | Stratus belt failure |
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--> Stratus-List message posted by: clark.dale@att.net
I recently had the belt break on my Stratus EA81. I happened about 30 seconds
after lift off. I was able to dead stick the plane , an Avid flyer on floats,
back on the lake. The belt and redrive both have about 200 hours on them and
the belt was about three years old. The prop pulley showed wear on the top of
the teeth, the anodizing was worn off the teeth on all the teeth on the prop
pulley. The crank pulley also had some of the anodizing missing on some of the
teeth, but just small chips missing. I talked to Mykal at stratus and he couldn't
shed any light on what may have happened. I suspect that maybe the tension
was to tight on the belt and or the tracking wasn't within tolerance. I
am looking for a complete stratus redrive if anyone has one for sale or knows
of one I am interested in buying.
Dale 907 225 4930
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I recently had the belt break on my Stratus EA81. I happened about 30 seconds after
lift off. I was able to dead stick the plane , an Avid flyer on floats, back
on the lake. The belt and redrive both have about 200 hours on them and the
belt was about three years old. The prop pulley showed wear on the top of the
teeth, the anodizing was worn off the teeth on all the teeth on the prop pulley.
The crank pulley also had some of the anodizing missing on some of the teeth,
but just small chips missing. I talked to Mykal at stratus and he couldn't
shed any light on what may have happened. I suspect that maybe the tension was
to tight on the belt and or the tracking wasn't within tolerance. I am looking
for a complete stratus redrive if anyone has one for sale or knows of one
I am interested in buying.
Dale 907 225 4930
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