Thanks to everyone who responded with constructive suggestions. I
really appreciate those! I've got a few new ideas from those folks
which I'm going to try out. If they fail, I might just get a
purpose-built wrench machined up at a local machine shop for this
critter and have a go at it with that.
Thanks!
73,
Bill Sievers
W5IQJ
antipode wrote:
>
> Does anyone out there have a proven way to remove the threaded locking
> ring which secures the electric motor to the lower gear housing on a
> prop-pitch motor? All of the previous P-P's I've had experience with
> had the retaining ring secured by peripheral bolts and was obviously
> very easy to remove. This one has a threaded ring which has an ominous
> decal nearby on the housing which says "tighten to 250 to 300 foot
> lbs.!! (They must have only had gorillas in the AAF to work on these
> things!).
>
> I've got a spanner wrench which I believe was recommended in a post a
> long time ago, but this doesn't even begin to turn the ring. Using a
> drive punch with a hammer looks like it would destroy the key slots
> which obviously I don't want to do. It seems like the only way to
> remove this ring is with the proper tool and a VERY large gorilla!
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Bill
> W5IQJ
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