pierre smith
Well Known Member
A friend of mine is starting to rebuild an O-320 for a -9A that folded its nosegear, (He's an A&P/IA) folding the aluminum prop.
The crank dialed OK and no cracks but the shop said that the thrust face is .003" under and they can't yellow tag it. It only has 150 hours since it was rebuilt, so that is likely where the problem started.
What would you engine guys do? Buy a good serviceable or new crank or use it as is? (Dumb question, no?).
Thanks,
The crank dialed OK and no cracks but the shop said that the thrust face is .003" under and they can't yellow tag it. It only has 150 hours since it was rebuilt, so that is likely where the problem started.
What would you engine guys do? Buy a good serviceable or new crank or use it as is? (Dumb question, no?).
Thanks,