R44 Ringear
Has anyone had/know of any ring gear problems with R44's. A couple I have seen with not even a 100hrs tt have spat a few teeth off the ring gear. They both start well as far as I am aware and the lads flying haven't reported any starting mishaps. I haven't looked at the machines as yet but I'm guessing that the starters are not properly shimmed or it is an inherent problem with the 44, particularly being new with the belts gripping so much and loading it all up a bit more cause no one uses talcum powder to reduce the friction of new belts. What do you all think of the talcum powder thing?, anyone else do it/done it? I think it is as close to vital as #*%$ is to swearing