Go get a nut cracker at the hardware store and use it to crack the hub of the prop into two pieces.

Even though rope is soft, it eventually totally compresses. The torque necessary to remove the prop could bend the crankpin or the connecting rod. I'd rather sacrifice a prop. Just my $.02.

Every time I hear of a heli person using a piston stop to tighten up the clutch assembly, I cringe. I tighten them as far as I can without locking the piston in place, but I use lots of blue Loctite, or equivalent thread locker, instead of massive amounts of torque being applied to a locked up engine. None of mine have come loose yet. It only takes a little heat to get it apart when the time comes.


Ed Cregger