Mini-Titan Grease Shield on Bottom of Swash Plate Fell Out

[hubschrauber]

I had my Mini-Titan in the sun at the field today (mid-70s so it wasn't even an excessively hot day). A little while after the first flight, I noticed that the ring on the bottom of the swash plate had fallen out and was just laying on top of the frame around the main shaft. I assume it is just a grease shield for the swash bearing. If so, it probably wouldn't be critical for several flights unless it got caught on something. I guess it just isn't tight enough in that groove to hold on if the plastic gets a little warm in the sun.

Anyone else had the ring fall out of their swash plate on a Mini-Titan?

[rcnitrofreek]

mine fell out in a crash? i put in back in and fixed all the other stuff and benn flyin the crap out of her ever since.

[hubschrauber]

Maybe it just wasn't installed correctly from the factory. I guess I'll just risk it and keep a close eye on it. I'll probably try to clean up the plastic and put a drop of epoxy, JBWeld, or hot glue over it in a few spots if it falls out again. Another way I thought might possibly keep it from falling out is to touch the plastic with a soldering iron in a few spots. Since it doesn't turn, I could probably also wrap some wire across the underside of the swash to hold it in but knowing my luck, that would just pop loose and wrap around the main shaft in the middle of a flip. Maybe some wire AND some hot glue, and some duct tape on top of that for good measure.

Hopefully it'll survive until some metal upgrade parts show up on the market. I thought about trying a T-REX 450 swash plate but its anti-rotation post is combined with the link ball instead of being on opposite sides like the E325 swash. Seems like too much rigging involved there. Anybody know of a swash on another CCPM 400-size heli that is designed such that it would fit with minimal modification?

mine fell out in a crash? i put in back in and fixed all the other stuff and benn flyin the crap out of her ever since.