Lindy
9/28/2008
I'm getting tired of this. All this time spent staring at the airplane, thinking of what I should do next.
I knew starting out today that I would get the LSE crank sensor ring installed, and the flywheel put on, so I started with that.
I didn't take pics of the measurements from last time, so I re-measured everything for peace of mind and took pics this time. These pictures are not of the actual measurements, so they don't read properly, but this is just showing what I measured.
The flywheel measurement-
The prop flange to sensor (the straight edge AL should be touching the flange)-
Satisfied that the measurements were correct (after checking three times), I installed the sensor ring with Loctite and lock washers.
While thinking about and figuring out how to install the flywheel, I safetied the fuel pump.
After a couple of phone calls with Ray to figure this out, I installed the flywheel.
Here you can see the sensor ring tucked up inside the ring gear of the flywheel. I measured the clearance of the sensor ring, and it's perfect at .045 (the range is .030-.060, though I have learned that with the newer 1/4" magnets that I have, the range can be up to .11, and it will still work fine).
For a good 45 minutes or so, I searched the internet, looking for direction and information on the next things to do. I didn't find a good answer, so I switched gears to the co-pilot's control stick. Carl had a couple of extra push buttons left over from his installation, so with those, I installed the release for the stick.
This is a very nice way to ensure the stick is not coming out, and provides an easy way to remove it, with a safety of two buttons.
I have no idea what I'm going to work on next time...
3.25 hours