Loose Spinner Screw

[Half Fast]

Why do people use $5 Harbor Freight screwdrivers on $6500 props?

Spend the coin and get a screwdriver that will never bugger-up a screw again. Few air planes cost less than $85K-$150K these days. The Snappy guy had this set on sale in December.

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Yes it is expensive, but our planes are worth having a few basic professional tools available.

https://shop.snapon.com/product/SGDX6040BR

Or use a HF $5 ratcheting driver and buy quality bits for it. The driver handle isn't what buggers up screws. Put the money where it matters.

 

[Half Fast]

30 something posts about 1 loose screw on a spinner, wow.
That’s got to be a record.

You new here?

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

 

[Curt61]

Is it actually loose, or is it cross threaded?

I would have a hard time believing anyone not just being a douche would care one whit if you tightened that screw.

Good answer, but they are out there,lol.

 

[Tarrow]

One of those screws was loose after my plane was painted. I found out when I was checking the blades in preflight. The spinner screw came out during flight and hit about 3/4 way up the back side of the blade. It left a screw thread impression in the aluminum blade and a slight bump on the front of the blade. Loose spinner screws are serious stuff. They bought me a new blade.

 

[Curt61]

Expensive tools don't help if the operator of that tool doesn't have the knowledge or common sense to use it.