I’ve worked on a Great Plains VW before. I have also made up my own hub, prop, and bearing with an oil seal for my VW. The owner gave it to me in boxes after he’d torn it down. He couldn’t figure out how to put it back together. It was a 2100 cc.
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 24, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > I'm going to have to replace the two seals on my Great Plains Force One > bearing, since the oil fog on my canopy has significantly worsened over the > last few flights. I usually disassemble the engine for other reasons first > and simply press the hub off the crankshaft, but since it's running so well, > and has no other oil leaks, I'm thinking of simply pulling the hub off to > replace the seals. I have several pullers, and am sure at least one of them > would be a decent fit, and suspect that after loosening the bolt and putting > some tension on the hub and then tapping the hub it will come off, but am > concerned about bending the crank or the damaging to the surrounding bearing. > I'm sure some folks have done this before, and would appreciate some > feedback or helpful tips. > > Also, I spoke to Steve Bennett about the oil leaking at the bearing a couple > of years ago, and he had a method of draining the bearing housing between the > seals (I believe it was) into a pathway drilled into the engine case drained > with a tiny brass fitting and tube to vent it over board. Has anybody else > done this and can you provide details on the process? > > Thanks, > -- > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com > http://www.n56ml.com > Huntsville, AL > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
