Torqueing and more specifically, safety wiring, the prop is pretty much a pain in the ass! Here are a few pics to document the process.
This handy little tool, loaned to me by my hangar mate Bill, was a must have for my particular prop. Since you have to torque these bolts, you need to get a crows foot (wouldn't fit) or something like this tool on the bolt. If you keep the torque wrench at a 90 deg angle to the tool, you wont need to make any adjustments to your torque value.
Once the bolts are torqued, the fun begins with the safety wire. Since you really can't access both holes, I marked the bolts (as torqued) with a sharpie, backed them out to get the safety wire in place and then re-tightened. Its a trial and error process to finally get it done, with more than one piece of safety wire getting scrapped along the way.
Then, of course, when finished, apply your torque seal and call it good. One other thing, don't forget to make a note in your aircraft log when you install it, the DAR will want to see this.
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