how to change pitch on prop for fitting spinner

[avee8tor13]

Hi all,

How does one change the pitch of a prop on a non-running engine? I am fitting my prop spinner and want to clear spinner for pitch changes.

[sjhurlbut]

You can twist the prop by hand. Takes quite a bit of force. I placed foam pads around the prop, clamp a couple boards on for leverage and twist.

[Frank]

Two 3 ft 2x4s with the appropriate blade shape notch cut out between them and clamped or bolted together slipped about halfway up the blade works just fine. If you have another one for your buddy (helper) on the other blade, even better. You?re twisting against a fairly strong spring but aren?t going to hurt the blades.
Have fun.

[avee8tor13]

Again, thanks for your timely response.

[DanBaier]

There's a prop template on the Yahoo group for a F7497 prop: http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/kOYvSix...20Template.pdf

[penguin]

I think applying compressed air into the hub will work (from an air nozzle with a rubber cover on the front). Pete