Floyd Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) I just bought two from Wentworth. It appears that the carter pin head must be squeezed so it will fit further into the nut. If installed as is, the head sticks out too far and will cut a grove into the cap. Also if the tail of pin is not bent enough it will also cut a grove. This will lead to the crack. I found the problem when pushing the plane back after the annual. I heard a clicking sound coming from the wheels. Investigation found the carter pins scrapping on both wheels. By the way both caps from Wentworth had the groves from the carter pin in them. Still serviceable but highlights the problem with the carter pins. Edited June 11, 2020 by Floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Carter pin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Brown Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/11/2020 at 6:36 AM, Alan Fox said: I should have one PM sent to Alan. Wentworth does not have any more that are serviceable so hopefully Alan can come through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Rob Brown said: PM sent to Alan. Wentworth does not have any more that are serviceable so hopefully Alan can come through! Hi Rob. Hope all is well. Is your bird out of annual yet? Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Brown Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 10 hours ago, yvesg said: Hi Rob. Hope all is well. Is your bird out of annual yet? Yves Hello Yves: Hopefully this week. Annuals always seem to take longer than planned. It has been in the hanger for 5 weeks as of today. Which around here represents a good part of the warm weather flying season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 7:02 AM, Rob Brown said: Hello Yves: Hopefully this week. Annuals always seem to take longer than planned. It has been in the hanger for 5 weeks as of today. Which around here represents a good part of the warm weather flying season! This is why I always have my annual Feb 1st regardless of the date the previous annual expires. Happy flying! Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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