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Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Sun Nov 05, 2017 5:42 pm
Hi forum. I purchased a used Cox .049 Babe Bee today at a local flea market and it has a larger Red plastic spinner on the front. It has the pointy nose with no screw or nut on it to hold it on. I tryed gently to twist it both ways but will not budge. Probably a crazy question but how do I remove it ? Wanting to clean it up completely and put a regular aluminum .049 spinner on it after I complete the cleaning. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanking you all in advance for the help.
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
balogh Sun Nov 05, 2017 5:54 pm
Hi Terry,
your spinner is probably the one that pops on and off the prop hub: https://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-plastic-spinner-yellow.html
You will probaly have to force it gently to remove it by pulling it off. Some gummed castor may have "cemented" it to the hub. You may want to blow some hot air by a hairdryer to where the spinner and the hub meet to soften the solidified castor.
Good luck with it, handle it with care..
your spinner is probably the one that pops on and off the prop hub: https://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-plastic-spinner-yellow.html
You will probaly have to force it gently to remove it by pulling it off. Some gummed castor may have "cemented" it to the hub. You may want to blow some hot air by a hairdryer to where the spinner and the hub meet to soften the solidified castor.
Good luck with it, handle it with care..
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
roddie Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:01 pm
I believe that it's just a rubber spinner that pops-on over a "spinner-nut". Try pulling on one side of the rear of the spinner using your thumb. It should pop-off. The rubber might be hard and brittle though.. so it could be tough.
The part on the "right" is likely what's holding that spinner on. It's a 5-40 threaded nut. That's the size of the Cox .049 prop-screw.
The part on the "right" is likely what's holding that spinner on. It's a 5-40 threaded nut. That's the size of the Cox .049 prop-screw.
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:07 pm
roddie wrote:I believe that it's just a rubber spinner that pops-on over a "spinner-nut". Try pulling on one side of the rear of the spinner using your thumb. It should pop-off. The rubber might be hard and brittle though.. so it could be tough.
The part on the "right" is likely what's holding that spinner on. It's a 5-40 threaded nut. That's the size of the Cox .049 prop-screw.
Yes I have seen them a lot on my other engines. But this one is hard plastic. I will keep trying. Thanks for the help my friend.
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
RknRusty Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:33 pm
Just wiggle and yank it off. It'll come. Not to be crude compared to any above advice, but there is no need to be gentle, nothing but the spinner could break, and in 50 years I've never seen one break other than in a full speed crash. And they only cost $4.49.
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
NEW222 Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:54 pm
I believe I know which one you have. I had one here and was as hard as you described to get off. I gently pryed it up around the base little by little, and in the end, I still got a tiny crack in it, but used it till it decided to break.....
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MauricioB Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:03 pm
Which of the two I show you have? A photo that you post can help ....
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
Mark Boesen Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:14 pm
Like had balogh mentioned, get'er warm first, then pry it off....and yes i've snapped 'em
Always remember: Heat before force!
Always remember: Heat before force!
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
Kim Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:46 pm
Mark Boesen wrote:Like had balogh mentioned, get'er warm first, then pry it off....and yes i've snapped 'em
Always remember: Heat before force!
Well, MOST of the time:
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:30 am
Here it is my friend. Thanks for any answers .......MauricioB wrote:Which of the two I show you have? A photo that you post can help ....
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:36 am
NEW222 wrote:I believe I know which one you have. I had one here and was as hard as you described to get off. I gently pryed it up around the base little by little, and in the end, I still got a tiny crack in it, but used it till it decided to break.....
Yes for sure. I have took off a plenty but this one is stuck like a son-of-a-gun. Still trying.
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:36 am
balogh wrote:Hi Terry,
your spinner is probably the one that pops on and off the prop hub: https://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-plastic-spinner-yellow.html
You will probaly have to force it gently to remove it by pulling it off. Some gummed castor may have "cemented" it to the hub. You may want to blow some hot air by a hairdryer to where the spinner and the hub meet to soften the solidified castor.
Good luck with it, handle it with care..
Sure will and thanks .......
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:38 am
Kim wrote:Mark Boesen wrote:Like had balogh mentioned, get'er warm first, then pry it off....and yes i've snapped 'em
Always remember: Heat before force!
Well, MOST of the time:
Sure will... I'm still trying tonight or this morning ....
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:42 am
Mark Boesen wrote:Like had balogh mentioned, get'er warm first, then pry it off....and yes i've snapped 'em
Always remember: Heat before force!
I sure will and thanks for the helpful suggestions. .....
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
MauricioB Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:45 am
WV. FLYGUY wrote:Here it is my friend. Thanks for any answers .......MauricioB wrote:Which of the two I show you have? A photo that you post can help ....
friend, warm a kettle of water, and when the water is very hot, throw the water in the form of a jet in the cone cavity, slowly, thing that the hot water fence acting, and then begin to move the cone gently, have to go loosening, do you understand me?
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
KariFS Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:45 am
Here is another style of plastic spinner mount. If you look closely, you can see a sort of a recess in the propeller hub. The spinner has a corresponding shape inside, that "clicks" in the recess. This is the only picture I have on hand and I have no picture of the inside of the spinner, I hope you can figure it out.
(Click the pic and you'll see a larger version)
(Click the pic and you'll see a larger version)
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:57 am
MauricioB wrote:WV. FLYGUY wrote:Here it is my friend. Thanks for any answers .......MauricioB wrote:Which of the two I show you have? A photo that you post can help ....
friend, warm a kettle of water, and when the water is very hot, throw the water in the form of a jet in the cone cavity, slowly, thing that the hot water fence acting, and then begin to move the cone gently, have to go loosening, do you understand me?
Yes I understand. Will start again this morning on trying to get it. Thanks for the help .....
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Re: Removal of front nose spinner .049
WV. FLYGUY Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:00 am
KariFS wrote:Here is another style of plastic spinner mount. If you look closely, you can see a sort of a recess in the propeller hub. The spinner has a corresponding shape inside, that "clicks" in the recess. This is the only picture I have on hand and I have no picture of the inside of the spinner, I hope you can figure it out.
(Click the pic and you'll see a larger version)
No picture here but I see now where to apply the heat and the wiggle points to remove. Starting on the removable now again this morning... Thanks !!!!
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