We are looking for advise/information on keeping the front, long bearing in place while closing the E2A case. Any trade secrets?
This bearing is split with two pins holding it in place (in the split of all places).
As you can guess. We overhauled this O-320 E2A, including a "new" yellow tagged crankcase and bearings. We put the engine back together, hung it on the plane, got the prop delivered and......it hand turned too hard to be correct. After trying to determine what went wrong, we loosened the two thru bolts on the front of the case and...walla...prop turns like it should. So we spent this weekend taking the engine off the plane and tearing the engine back down to the crank and found that the bearing had slipped when we put the case together, ruining the bearing (new one ordered).
We will accept all information on how we can avoid this costly error (6 hours of time too) with many thanks in advance.
Pat Garboden
Ozark, MO
RV9-A 942PT (reserved)
This bearing is split with two pins holding it in place (in the split of all places).
As you can guess. We overhauled this O-320 E2A, including a "new" yellow tagged crankcase and bearings. We put the engine back together, hung it on the plane, got the prop delivered and......it hand turned too hard to be correct. After trying to determine what went wrong, we loosened the two thru bolts on the front of the case and...walla...prop turns like it should. So we spent this weekend taking the engine off the plane and tearing the engine back down to the crank and found that the bearing had slipped when we put the case together, ruining the bearing (new one ordered).
We will accept all information on how we can avoid this costly error (6 hours of time too) with many thanks in advance.
Pat Garboden
Ozark, MO
RV9-A 942PT (reserved)
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