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Propeller Shaft Question
golfermd
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 06:49 AM UTC
The printed instructions for the Revell 1:48 P47N aren't very clear as to what I do with the installation of the propeller shaft. How does it get installed?



vanize
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 07:02 AM UTC
build the two banks of engine cylinders separately, and before you glue those sub assemblies together, fit the shaft thru the forward sub-assembly without gluing it.
golfermd
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 08:00 AM UTC
Thanks, Vance.
golfermd
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 08:52 AM UTC
As a trial fit I put the 2 cylinder sets together with the propeller shaft between them and the shaft wobbles badly. Is there supposed to be a shim of some sort to make it a fairly tight fit?
golfermd
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 09:17 AM UTC
Never mind. The gear case holds it tightly.
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