RVG8tor
Well Known Member
So each year this seems to get worse, and now I have a crack behind a spinner screw. I use the screws and nylon washers that came with the spinner, provided with the prop from Whirl Wind.
Am I tightening these down too much? This is happening on one side of the spinner with the screws closest to the prop hub showing less deterioration.
It is like the prop plate is out of round somehow. At this point if the screws were tight it would create puckering on the aft edge of the spinner.
How would I fix the lost material in the spinner holes and more importantly keep this from happening again. I don't thing mixing up some micro and filling he holes would last long. Perhaps just a new spinner and back plate.
I kind of feel like I have tightened the screws too much, but then maybe not enough and that is way the washer seems to saw thru the fiberglass of the spinner.
Just over 700 hours on the prop and engine, 9 years of flying. I have not felt any vibrations.
Thank you for the help
Am I tightening these down too much? This is happening on one side of the spinner with the screws closest to the prop hub showing less deterioration.
It is like the prop plate is out of round somehow. At this point if the screws were tight it would create puckering on the aft edge of the spinner.
How would I fix the lost material in the spinner holes and more importantly keep this from happening again. I don't thing mixing up some micro and filling he holes would last long. Perhaps just a new spinner and back plate.
I kind of feel like I have tightened the screws too much, but then maybe not enough and that is way the washer seems to saw thru the fiberglass of the spinner.
Just over 700 hours on the prop and engine, 9 years of flying. I have not felt any vibrations.
Thank you for the help