Dan, I seem to recall I sanded down the washer as per Steve's instructions and was able to get the cotter pin in place with the torque close to spec's in the GPAC manual.( build in 2001).
Wouldn't leave out the cotter pin as we had a guy in Canada that did that and he lost the prop in flight. Expensive day for him ( Force One hub, prop, spinner etc.)not to mention the forced landing that followed. I think any "kick back" on start ups could have loosened the center bolt over time causing it to depart the aircraft later on. Would like to hear more how your 2276 CC upgrade works out as I have been considering it. Please email me off line if you wish. Chris Gardiner KR2S 200 hours on the 2180 VW <What have you other VW people, and I know you are still out there, done when faced with this problem. I can't believe that no one has seen the problem, because the chances of its being right on, are very slim. My understanding of the purpose of this cotter pin, is to keep the bolt from backing out, so why then, was it not made with reverse thread. That is what I was instructed to do on my first VW engine, which was not a "force one" hub, and it worked just fine.> _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
