This afternoon I completed the installation
of the spinner. I removed the spinner
plate and spinner bulkhead. I also
removed the prop and hub. I drilled,
deburred and countersunk all of the necessary holes in the gap fillers, back-up
plates, the spinner and spinner plate and bulkhead. I riveted the gap fillers to the spinner
plate. I riveted the back-up plates to the
gap fillers. I riveted nut plates to the
back-up plates, spinner plate and spinner bulkhead. I re-installed the prop along with the spinner
plates and bulkhead. I then slid the spinner
in place.
I
have discovered that the pitot tube is not centered in the prop shaft. It is a little low and actually rests on the
bottom of the opening in the prop adjustment fixture. I emailed Van’s and was told if the pitot
tube is exerting a downward pressure on the spinner bushing it is a
problem. I will need to make some kind
of modification to center the pitot tube in the prop shaft.
