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I just sent my Duke's fuel pump 4140-00-19A to Aeromotors LLC for overhaul. They charge $400 for overhaul, while other shops quote about $1,000 to overhaul fuel pump.

I know that there were some replies on this topic, but I want to share what I ended up doing to save a lot of money on shock disks. For the nose gear shock discs, I purchased a kit from LASAR that ended up costing about $1,000 plus installation. For the mains, I went to Faeth Aircraft (Aircraft salvage yard) and bought shock discs at $200/per side. This included the top plate, shock link, bolt, collar, etc. It was 10 times cheaper than purchasing Mooney retrofit kits. The shock discs were almost brand new and I had to use special tool to compress those discs in order to install. Since the shock discs came from two different landing gears, I mixed matched those shock discs to have equal wear on both sides. I hope this helps to save lots of money. Have fun flying!

If you need welding, I would recommend K&K Precision Welding in Wisconsin. It seems that they are authorized to do many repairs (but I'm not sure about muffler). They charged me $200 for welding torque tube assembly from my 1974 Moooney M20E. All other shops quoted me $600 and up. They did a great job and issued return to service tag.

I contacted Lasar again and spoke with Dan who gave me accurate price for the retrofit. He quoted me $950 for the nose wheel retrofit parts (includes some recommended parts to be replaced due to rust). I also spoke with Don Maxwell at Don Maxwell Aviation Services, and he confirmed that they do the same procedure as Lesar. Well, going from $1976.28 in parts for the nose wheel to $950 makes a huge difference. They also mentioned that for all three wheels, the cost for parts will be around $3,100, but that includes other recommended parts to be replaced with this retrofit. The labor will be about 2-3 hours for each wheel. I already scheduled service with them for the beginning of the next week. I hope it goes well. Thanks for all of your input.

Hi guys, and thank you for your responses. I would like to clarify my question. I don't have problems paying for the shock discs. Here is a breakdown how much shock disks will cost. 3 shock disks for the nose wheel @ $115 = $345 8 shock disks for the main (4 for each side) @ $115 = $920 I agree that if I do shock disc replacement, it is not a significant cost knowing how long it will last. But the issue that I'm running into is that I have old shock discs that had 4 for the nose wheel and 5 for each main (10 total). Doing my research, I found that there is a Mooney retrofit kit with the following pricing: Mooney option - M20-139-003 (nose wheel) - $1976.28 Mooney option - M20-139-004 (each main) - $1794.00 each side Lasar option - nose wheel retrofit kit - $1800 My question is, is there any way to avoid purchasing these expensive "retrofit" kits? Is there a plates that I can buy that will allow me to install Lord shock discs on my truss that was built for 4 shock discs (nose wheel)? Did any of you had an experience with retrofitting old fashion shock discs to the new? I would hate to pay almost $6k for the retrofit kits if there is a cheaper option.

Hi, I'm new here and this is my first post. I just recently purchased 1964 Mooney M20E. I absolutely love the plane. However, it is time to replace the shock discs on the nose wheel and mains. During the pre-buy inspection, the mechanic did mention that the shock discs can use replacement. When I inquired about the price, he mentioned about $100-$125 per shock disc. I didn't know that there is 3 shock discs for the nose wheel and 4 for the main. My model currently has 4 shock discs on the nose wheel and 5 on the each main. I was wondering if somebody know an alternative besides buying $2000 M20-139-003 and M20-139-004 kits. Lasar had an option that also runs around $1,800 for the nose wheel. Is there another "airworthy" option to retrofit to Lord shock discs without spending too much money? ------------------------------------ I know that there were some replies below on this topic, however, I want to share what I ended up doing to save a lot of money on shock disks. For the nose gear shock discs, I purchased a kit from LASAR that ended up costing about $1,000 plus installation. For the mains, I went to Faeth Aircraft (Aircraft salvage yard) and bought shock discs at $200/per side. This included the top plate, shock link, bolt, collar, etc. It was 10 times cheaper than purchasing Mooney retrofit kits. The shock discs were almost brand new and I had to use special tool to compress those discs in order to install. Since the shock discs came from two different landing gears, I mixed matched those shock discs to have equal wear on both sides. I hope this helps to save lots of money. Have fun flying!