Got my prop back from servicing the other day and have it mounted now, but having a heck of a time doing the safety wire satisfactorily. My biggest obstacle is that the top of the castle nuts that are used on my prop are beveled/tapered on the top. As a result, when the safety wire is wrapped around the side of the nut, it wants to slide up the nut in the direction of the taper - I am unable to keep the wire in place and snug. I noticed from the video of the new prop torquing tool that Alan at Antisplat is selling, that the castle nuts on his Hartzell hub do not have this tapering feature, and thus the safety wire can be wrapped around the side of the nut with no tendency to loosen. Not sure why Whirlwind has used a different type of castle nut, but its just not working for me. Do others with this prop have the same sucky castle nuts that taper at the top?
As a possible alternative, Im considering running the wire through the roll pin and then directly back accross the diameter of the nut to the entry point, and start twisting from there (hope that can be visualized). Non-conventional, but at least then I have a snug attachment point to the nut. I dont really see the downside. Suggestions?
erich
As a possible alternative, Im considering running the wire through the roll pin and then directly back accross the diameter of the nut to the entry point, and start twisting from there (hope that can be visualized). Non-conventional, but at least then I have a snug attachment point to the nut. I dont really see the downside. Suggestions?
erich