Recently got back my prop from Whirlwind and installed it last weekend. Been through the proecess a few times now and still hate doing the safety wire, just a real pain. Made it through doing the standard technique of safety wiring the prop nuts in pairs, but what makes it especially tough is that in some cases, the twisted pair of wires is squeezed between the nut and the hub. If the nut isnt clocked just right to align one of the flats just right, there simply isnt room. If you temporarily change the clocking to thread the twisted wire pair through, when you reclock it to get the proper torque, it just binds up against the safety wire. Very frustrating.
Muddled my way through to a sort-of acceptable result, but it occurred to me afterward that it would be much easier to just avoid the whole twisted wire pair fit problem. Wouldnt it also be acceptable to just thread a single wire strand through all six nuts in a series of s-curves and then just twist the two ends together where it meets back on itself? Sure would be a lot easier than fitting the wire between the nuts and the hub.
Havent seen or heard of anyone doing this before so Im probably overlooking something. I suppose one drawback is that any break in the wire results in no protection on any of the bolts instead of just two bolts, but I dont see properly installed safety wire failing, so not sure that would really sway me.
Thoughts?
erich
Muddled my way through to a sort-of acceptable result, but it occurred to me afterward that it would be much easier to just avoid the whole twisted wire pair fit problem. Wouldnt it also be acceptable to just thread a single wire strand through all six nuts in a series of s-curves and then just twist the two ends together where it meets back on itself? Sure would be a lot easier than fitting the wire between the nuts and the hub.
Havent seen or heard of anyone doing this before so Im probably overlooking something. I suppose one drawback is that any break in the wire results in no protection on any of the bolts instead of just two bolts, but I dont see properly installed safety wire failing, so not sure that would really sway me.
Thoughts?
erich