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Its good practice to resurface the rotors whenever you replace the pads. This removes the glazing(shiny surface) and trues the rotors. If no major grooves or warping are present then very little will need to be removed to recondition the surface. The new pad wont grab the glazed surface of a used rotor very well and it could glaze the pad as well. The key is removing just enough to get the desired results. I think you have the rest of the install down pretty well and I believe resurfacing the rotors will do the trick, tho I have found that some pads just seem to make squeals, fact of life I guess.
As for the "Xcopterdoc".. I spent 20 years in the Army as a CH-47( big ole double rotor dumptruck!) helicopter mechanic and flight engineer. When I retired I never looked back... Hence the X! LOL!
As for the "Xcopterdoc".. I spent 20 years in the Army as a CH-47( big ole double rotor dumptruck!) helicopter mechanic and flight engineer. When I retired I never looked back... Hence the X! LOL!
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Thx for the reply,
I spent 5 years in the army as a scout. I got one ride on the ch47. We called it the S**THOOK hehehe. Must have some interesting stories. In 5 years I only rode on two choppers. One was a ch47 in Germany the day after they certified them airworthy again. In early 90 (if I remember right) they had a few that had rotor blades flying off. Needless to say we were all a little nervous. The other was a Huey at FT. Irwin (I was attached to the OPFOR). Also, my dad was a helicopter pilot for 18 years in the army until his hearing got too bad. He then went into logistics.
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I spent 5 years in the army as a scout. I got one ride on the ch47. We called it the S**THOOK hehehe. Must have some interesting stories. In 5 years I only rode on two choppers. One was a ch47 in Germany the day after they certified them airworthy again. In early 90 (if I remember right) they had a few that had rotor blades flying off. Needless to say we were all a little nervous. The other was a Huey at FT. Irwin (I was attached to the OPFOR). Also, my dad was a helicopter pilot for 18 years in the army until his hearing got too bad. He then went into logistics.
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Well I pulled the rotors off today. I took a two pound rubber mallet and hit the top face of the rotor as I spun it. About ten each and they came off. I was dreading it as I have read that allot of times the rotors rusted to the hubs. They are getting resurfaced as I write this.
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