Brief Description: Install Sensenich Fixed Pitch Prop and Spacer
Another fun milestone!
My prop has been sitting on the desk in my office for quite some time now. It was great taking it down to the basement and bolting it to the engine. The 4" spacer hub had no difficulty going onto the ring gear but the two pins on the spacer were a tight fit into the corresponding holes in the prop itself. I had to install the 6 prop bolts and work my way around the pattern to press the prop onto the pins of the spacer. This has me a little concerned that I'll never be able to remove the prop from the spacer hub in the future if I ever need to do maintenance on the prop.
I haven't torqued or safety wired the prop bolts yet but they are tight enough now that the ring gear has no play in it so I can set the tension on the alternator belt and torque and safety wire the remaining alternator bolts.
Prop and 4" spacer bolted to engine
I can't believe I just installed the prop
I'm not sure if I'll need to remove the prop to work on the cowl and baffles or not
