Steven
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I would recommend calling an Lasar in Oregon and they can make sure you're getting a tool that will work well (800) 954-5619. They also rent their set of tools. It'll run you about $50 or so. WRT the gear pucks, changing them out is a good idea. Mine are due, I'm just waiting for a long down period to address them. Lasar has a lead time for the pucks. If you have a short time line you can can get them quicker through Spruce; however, if you can wait I'd recommend going with Lasar. Their good people and can use the support of the Mooney community.
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On the side I'm an A&P w/ an IA. I bought my Rocket knowing that I would slowly work out the lack of love and care it missed out on over it's life (pencil whipped log books claiming inspections that clearly weren't taking place). I've overhauled the mags, put new ignition harnesses on it, properly grounded the mags, hooked up the shower of sparks system for easy staring, overhauled the fuel pump and manifold system, rebuilt the emergency gear system, etc... There's more that I'll be tackling over the next year or two. One of those things is to deal with the old McCauley prop. I noticed your post on what I believe is a MTV-14 prop installed on your Rocket.
A couple of questions: What STC did you use to install it under? Did they give you a credit for turning in your McCauley prop when you purchased? What price range should I expect to pay if I upgrade?
Thanks for your time and help.
Steve
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hi Steve,
yay for you!
Yes I love my MTV-4 blade. You definitely want the nickel covering up charge.
Im sorry I forget what I paid but I want to say something like 18k?
No credit for McCauley - I sold that separately.
I worked directly with MT USA and they did all the paper work to get the field approval for which I paid $1500 for that service. I am sure they could do it again.
Got a picture?
Erik
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Gentlemen: Thank you everyone for the inputs and feedback. It was very helpful and greatly appreciated. I'm going to start with the mains next month using the weight of the aircraft. After that I'll look at fabricating a tool for the nose and tackle swapping those rubber disks out this summer. I was asked to give a little background info on my Mooney. I've got an 84' M20K 231 with the Rocket conversion. It was a little bit of a project when I bought it; however, I knew that two things were going to come out of it. First, in about 2 years I'd have a sweet ride. Second, in about 2 years I was going to be a descent Mooney mechanic. So far I'm on schedule for both. Thanks again. Steve
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Looking at changing out my Discs in my Main and Nose Gear. The Maintenance Manual calls for a compression tool P/N GSE 030011 to compress the discs during installation. Can't seem to find it. What are you gentlemen using?