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philperry9

Joined: 23 Nov 2011
Posts: 380

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:31 pm Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.



Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.



Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?



Thanks,

Phil

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gengrumpy

Joined: 07 May 2013
Posts: 131
Location: Tullahoma, TN

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:42 pm Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

Just stitch them together with some lacing materiel….can get that thru Spruce if you don’t have any, and big needles from a sewing supply place.



grumpy



 	  Quote: 	
		   On Sep 29, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.

 

 Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.

 

 Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?

 

 Thanks,

 Phil

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jmjones2000(at)mindspring
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:43 am Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

Phil, 



If you have the Orange baffle seals, they are made of silicone. Get the Red RTV and glue them together. It will hold if the surfaces are cleaned with isopropyl or denatured alcohol prior to application. If you'd like to hold it together mechanically, stitching with Dacron lacing tape or riveting with appropriately sized washers on either side will work. Be sure to put silicone (red RTV looks best) in between the seals before mechanically holding them together for an air tight seal. 



Justin



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		   On Sep 29, 2016, at 22:27, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.

 

 Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.

 

 Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?

 

 Thanks,

 Phil

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Ben Meyer

Joined: 30 Sep 2015
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:21 am Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

Safety wire worked for me. 



Ben



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		   On Sep 29, 2016, at 7:27 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.

 

 Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.

 

 Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?

 

 Thanks,

 Phil

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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:43 am Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

I'd second that on the silicone seals. After 5 years and 700+ hours they 

are still almost like new including the high temp red/orange RTV.  No 

mechanical stiching required.

On 9/30/2016 5:39 AM, Justin Jones wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 If you have the Orange baffle seals, they are made of silicone. Get the Red RTV and glue them together. It will hold if the surfaces are cleaned with isopropyl or denatured alcohol prior to application. If you'd like to hold it together mechanically, stitching with Dacron lacing tape or riveting with appropriately sized washers on either side will work. Be sure to put silicone (red RTV looks best) in between the seals before mechanically holding them together for an air tight seal.

 Justin

> On Sep 29, 2016, at 22:27, Phillip Perry <philperry9(at)gmail.com> wrote:

>

> I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.

>

> Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.

>

> Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?

>

> Thanks,

> Phil

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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:59 am Post subject: Stitching Baffle Seals

I used safety wire in  one or two of my corners….sealed with Red RTV.

 

Rene'

801-721-6080

 

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Subject: Stitching Baffle Seals



 

I've got a couple of baffle seals that don't cooperate around my prop gov.  And since I just removed and replaced by MT gov, I'd like to go ahead and clean up the baffle seals.



Where two of my seals intersect, I'd like to bond them together.  I've tried pro-sealing them, but it didn't hold.   So I need a mechanical bond and I'm considering stitching them.



Has anyone tried stitching them and if so, what material did you use for thread?

 



Thanks,



Phil

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