I bolted the spinner backplate to the prop and torque the bolts to 27 Newton-Meters. It seems awful tight but that is what the book said. I then removed the expansion plug near the end of the crankshaft, which proved more difficult than I thought. I used my unibit with plenty of grease to minimize the chips and with a large allenwrench acting as a lever the plug pop out and splatter oil on my favorite pair of shorts. I cleaned all the chips out of the crankshaft and solicited the help of my wife Diane to help finger tighten the prop bolts while I held the 50lb beast. There was plenty of sweat coming off my face. The process required slowly going around the prop hub and tightening each bolt a little bit at a time. There is sure a lot of weight hanging on the nose of the airplane. I have not torqued these prop bolts, as it requires a special adapter that I can get from Avery. The prop is sure pretty hanging on the nose. I also bolted but have not safety wired yet the smaller S-603 front plate. Another major milestone has been reached.
