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Re: [GMCnet] My tranny woes [message #265441 is a reply to message #265419]

Tue, 04 November 2014 13:10

USAussie

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Jim,

If you're interested reading how badly NASA screwed up here's a link to the Wikipedia entry on the Challenger failure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

Scroll down to Rogers Commission and there's a sketch of the seal. Along with what they say in the Wikipedia report I remember
reading a report noting that water had seeped down n between the metal, frozen; and expanded the joint which exacerbated the
problem.

At the time a close friend of mine (Director of the Hamilton Standard Facility at JSC) mentioned something interesting about how
NASA had evolved after Project Apollo. He noted that during Apollo NASA had a "Can Do" :-) attitude. By the time Shuttle had arrived
hubris had changed that to a "We Can't Fail" attitude. :-(

As far as Kerry's problem goes I reckon the o-ring he selected could have been a bit too big and a chunk snagged on the chamfer
going in and got cut off when the tube was inserted in the final drive - been there - done that on other installations.

Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

-----Original Message-----
From: James Hupy

I guess you could ask NASA if correct "O" ring installation is important.
Remember Challenger? That dipstick o ring is important and it is not the
easiest to install. Kinda like the one on the transmission filter. If you
don't get it right, bad stuff happens.
Jim Hupy

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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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