I had planned to do that a long time ago and the procrastination bug
prevented it.  I do use an oil drain plug with a magnet in it and it has
always shown me when metal chips ended up in the oil.  That happened

when

the ball type thrust bearing went bad in my redrive (changed to a roller
type after that).   The magnet is a very good idea and even though the

drain

plug magnet showed the problem, I'd like one in the gear drive return

path

to catch chips before they can be picked up by the oil pump.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

Robin Ream wrote:

   Smart idea.  Anyone know the aproximate cost of the in-line version?

Robin

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