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New spindle should be black like this?
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tnreefguy
05-06-2006, 11:23 PM
Is it the clipped style spindle? What machine is it going on?
Yes, it is clipped style spindle. For Extreme. Usually come in s/s color.
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tnreefguy
05-07-2006, 12:20 AM
Strange. I am replacing mine to but I already have one in my spare parts and it is SS in color. Maybe its one that they did not polish after the heat treat process. David H would know. :noteworthy Call MA monday morning and ask them.
Gary O
05-07-2006, 01:26 AM
This is the right bar if it's for the Stratus or the Extreme. The spindle for the Tempest has no clips. I have been polishing these on my Stratus helis. The Tempest spindles are probably a different grade bar but I'm not sure which one.
Laddy
05-07-2006, 03:16 AM
I just built a new Ion and it came with the black color one. Looks to be a different heat treat perhaps.
DavidH
05-07-2006, 08:43 AM
That is the correct spindle. MA changed the process a few months ago. They are now black looking instead of shiny. No one sees the spindle when it is inside the head block. <G> So long as it works color doesn't matter.
David
carey shurley
05-07-2006, 08:56 AM
Two parts are being changed to this material - the blade axle and the t/r hub. There is nothing dimensionally different about them. The grade of material has strength characteristics very similar to titanium, but without the cost.