Paul,
Do you know of anyone who have successfully made an adapter plate for Tracy's redrive with the starter at the 3 o'clock position???  I've found myself in a bind trying to make the original adapter plate work with my "already purchased" motor mount, but Tracy does not provide adapter plates with the starter in alternative positions.  Would you suggest any other redrives if resolving this clearance problem is not possible?

Don Mitchell

Here is a sequence of pictures on how I did it.
I made a plug on the lathe to transfer punch the center of the starter
hole rotated CCW from the 6 o'clock position to the 3 o'clock
position using Tracy's plate as a pattern. Then I used a hole saw
to rough cut the starter pilot hole. Then a boring
head to finish bore the starter hole. Then I used the starter
itself to match drill the starter mounting bolt holes in the new
motor plate.

Paul Lamar

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the information.  Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to do this kind of machining.  Would you be willing to do this for me for $$.  If so, let me know about the $$ and time.  This problem is really holding me up right now!!

Thanks,
Don Mitchell

I don't have the time Don but Bill Eck and I were working on Tracy about this 
at the Rotor Heads meeting this past weekend and Tracy said he would think about it 
for $100 extra cost on the PSRU. How many want built in motor mounts on the
redrive plate like this sketch? Tracy said he would be interested
at around 20 units. Will only work on side by side airplanes.
The rubber bushing center to center distance is 29 inches on my installation.

If you want just the 3 o'clock starter location and not the motor mounts
for a tandem airplane you could saw off the outer  portions of the plate 
with a band saw.

Paul Lamar
 
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