REFLECTOR: Franklin seal leak

[John Dibble]

Is that better than adding washers at the hub?

John

Wayne wrote:

> I balanced my Ivo last month. First I tweaked  the static balance with a few
> lead shot in the hollow torque arms. It only took an extra layer of
> stainless tape  about 2.6 inches long out near the tip of one blade and 1/2
> inch on another blade to do the dynamic balance.
> Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:38 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Franklin seal leak
>
> > I'll check the play tomorrow.  I did balance the prop a year and a half
> > ago, but since
> > then I have been running without the stainless leading edge tape because
> > it wasn't
> > holding up, and I haven't bothered to rebalance.  IVO is now selling the
> > thicker tape
> > and I have just put that on and plan to have the prop balanced soon.  IVO
> > says that
> > balancing isn't necessary because the prop is flexible and is self
> > balancing.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Robin Ream wrote:
> >
> >> Just out of curiosity, can you feel any up and down play in the output
> >> end
> >> of the crank shaft, and did you dynamically balance the prop?
> >>
> >> Robin
> >> ==========================
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> >> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:21 PM
> >> Subject: REFLECTOR: Franklin seal leak
> >>
> >> > I have a 220 hp Franklin/IVO prop with 370 hours.  Recently I replaced
> >> > a
> >> leaking
> >> > crankshaft seal at the prop end.  After 28 hours, the new seal has
> >> > started
> >> leaking.
> >> > Any ideas what is causing this?  I cruise between 2400-2500 rpm.  What
> >> > rpm
> >> do others
> >> > cruise at?  Thanks, John
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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