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I'll try to use Scotch- Brite® pad and see if I can clear it up.

I feel the torque load is not as high as in a car (unless you have a prop strike).
In a car, if you hit the brakes at full power, there would be much more torque.

A&P says (In connection with a Continental O200 top overhaul) the crankshaft has too much rust between engine housing and propeller (outside engine). I'm thinking the crankshaft diameter reduction and strength reduction from rust is less than 1% and irregular distributed over the length and diam...

Got an email about activity in this forum on the this subject ... How can I upload a photo here??? Have pics of starter and clutch. The system I have built is a prototype, built from components I had laying around in my laboratory. To commercialize it, I have to "industrialize" it, looking...

@ gahorn "I cannot believe that worn out rollers will be overcome by a soft-start system" ... If you try to turn a worn-out clutch with your hands into the locked direction, it will not turn. It takes more torque. If you would put it in a drill and attach a bolt and try to screw the bolt i...

Thanks everybody for your input. Here a few thoughts: @ MoonlightVFR Yes, those systems are used in electric cars, electric trains, cranes and submarines. @ gahorn Good contribution, but ... the "solid-lock-up" is not that solid. Here is what Niagara Air Parts has to say about the CAM 5 Ro...

Hi, I need some input from experienced Cessna guys. This post is about the starter clutch which causes frequent trouble because of slipping. The reason for slipping is the high impact of the starter force against the inertial mass of the motor, which cannot accelerate instantaneously (not the contin...