jdeas
Well Known Member
After chasing this problem for a few months I sealed the bottom of my rear baffle and can now see that I have an oil leak not in the accessory case but where the case bolts together top rear.
Glad to have finally found it but now I'm not sure if anything can be done short of splitting the case
When I found this I removed to last three case bolts and torqued them to ~110 inch/lbs and cleaned all the surfaces.
I know the torque is over the value from the rebuild manual but it seems that most mechanics are tightening these up to just over 100 inch/lbs in the post I have seen.
Here it is after an hour flight.. No discernible difference in the leak.
Is there anything else I can try? The leak is large enough to be a real issue.
Glad to have finally found it but now I'm not sure if anything can be done short of splitting the case
When I found this I removed to last three case bolts and torqued them to ~110 inch/lbs and cleaned all the surfaces.
I know the torque is over the value from the rebuild manual but it seems that most mechanics are tightening these up to just over 100 inch/lbs in the post I have seen.
Here it is after an hour flight.. No discernible difference in the leak.
Is there anything else I can try? The leak is large enough to be a real issue.