Steve Prill
07-17-2008, 11:30 PM
recently purchased a PM66 that I think is from 1999 (non-metallic gold color). While cleaning the inside casting I found a split area between the two sides of the casting beside the hole for the blade raise/lower shaft. The picture shows the bottom of the casting. The area I'm wondering about is the part of the casting behind the long tilt gear part of the casting. The split is straight and looks like it was done on purpose. It just seems odd to have a split there. Is the split supposed to be there?
http://lh6.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_WFiBoC1I/AAAAAAAAADg/CjYckIqXdMM/EPSN0014%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
Here are additional photos. A close up from the bottom and the top. The odd thing is that this split appears to have come from the factory this way. The close ups show that each side of the split is slightly different. On one side the casting is fairly square and on the other side of the split the casting edge is rounded. There is also gold paint down in the crack.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_oBYmrxjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/jJI0_a8ECPk/EPSN0020%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
http://lh4.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_nhPeY_6I/AAAAAAAAAEA/VHcBQNoKdu8/EPSN0022%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
Thanks,
Steve
http://lh6.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_WFiBoC1I/AAAAAAAAADg/CjYckIqXdMM/EPSN0014%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
Here are additional photos. A close up from the bottom and the top. The odd thing is that this split appears to have come from the factory this way. The close ups show that each side of the split is slightly different. On one side the casting is fairly square and on the other side of the split the casting edge is rounded. There is also gold paint down in the crack.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_oBYmrxjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/jJI0_a8ECPk/EPSN0020%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
http://lh4.ggpht.com/StevePrill/SH_nhPeY_6I/AAAAAAAAAEA/VHcBQNoKdu8/EPSN0022%20%282%29.JPG?imgmax=512
Thanks,
Steve