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billvt1(at)gmail.com
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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:38 am Post subject: Stratus-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/30/11 |
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Brian,
I had a steel version of that spacer made at a machine shop.
Seal riding on the steel spacer started leaking faster than the aluminum spacer with the grove.
Replaced first seal at 293 hours ( aluminum spacer had groove)
Replaced second seal when it had 271 hours on it (aluminum spacer with second groove)
Installed steel spacer and new seal
Had to replace seal after 188 hours
One thing to note is that the steel spacer surface was not polished and has some light machining marks on it. Maybe that is why it the seal started leaking on the steel spacer sooner than with the grooved aluminum spacer??
Next seal change I will either get the steel spacer polished or put the grooved aluminum back in.
Regards,
Bill Morelli - Vermont
CH601-HDS 793 hours 1153 landings
Stratus EA-81
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Subject: Oil seal wearing grooves in aluminum spacer
From: Bryan Martin <BRYANMMARTIN(at)comcast.net (BRYANMMARTIN(at)comcast.net)>
Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of the oil seal wearing a groove
in the aluminum spacer between the ring gear and the drive pulley? After a
couple hundred hours the seal starts leaking because of the groove. I'm going
to have to get a new spacer soon because it's got too many groves worn in it.
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Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus re-drive.
do not archive.
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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: Stratus-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/30/11 |
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Bill,
It takes only a few minutes on a buffing wheel to achieve a mirror finish..I made a bunch of brake caliper pistons once in Stainless..then polished them on the buffer.
The cool thing is Harbor freight sell a nice grinder (industrial version) for $60 or so that you can mount a buffer too..I love mine it’s a beast…And excuse to get a really handy tool if ever I heard one..
Frank
From: owner-stratus-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-stratus-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of William Morelli
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 5:36 AM
To: stratus-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Stratus-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/30/11
Brian,
I had a steel version of that spacer made at a machine shop.
Seal riding on the steel spacer started leaking faster than the aluminum spacer with the grove.
Replaced first seal at 293 hours ( aluminum spacer had groove)
Replaced second seal when it had 271 hours on it (aluminum spacer with second groove)
Installed steel spacer and new seal
Had to replace seal after 188 hours
One thing to note is that the steel spacer surface was not polished and has some light machining marks on it. Maybe that is why it the seal started leaking on the steel spacer sooner than with the grooved aluminum spacer??
Next seal change I will either get the steel spacer polished or put the grooved aluminum back in.
Regards,
Bill Morelli - Vermont
CH601-HDS 793 hours 1153 landings
Stratus EA-81
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