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Hradec

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    Me, Villa Park Illinois. Plane, KLOT Romeoville Illinois
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    Travel, cars, planes, A&P
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    N6941U
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    M20E

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  1. As my spar cap and aft stub spar replacement winds down on my 1964 m20e sn#311. I have a question about the clamps securing the aluminum brake line entering the mlg wheel well joggling through the lighting whole through the rib and connecting to the flex hose. My airplane has small steel clamps with no rubber cushion on the. Just some friction tape wrapped around the line where the clamp is. Is this original? There is even a spot in the belly where the brake lines run parallel, the sam clamp and friction tape is used. Do you have this on your old mooney. My friend with a 1980 m20j has clamps with rubber cushions. What do you have, pictures welcome Ps Where the gadline connects to flex hose I have conventional rubber cushion clamps. Thanks Glenn
  2. What are you going to use it for? If doing landing gear check I think the dial type is the best.
  3. Bingo! Thanks, for the picture and confirmation it is correct. Part number anyone? The parts catalog for my year is really poor. Possible service bulletin for update? Thanks Glenn
  4. Going through all the pushpull tubes and rod ends on my aircraft renovation project. The parts manual diagram is very poor for the nose gear door rod end. later models Parts catalog looks different. Is my part correct or is it completely wrong and as my friend said, a riding lawn mower rod end? Please share a pic of your rod end from same vintage mooney. Thanks Glenn 1964 m20e sn #311
  5. I just place the fuselage back on the wings yesterday.
  6. Does anyone remember how much the short body smooth belly stc for the fiberglass panel was from LASAR? I finally need one already made the modifications to my plane to accept it. I called LASAR and they are in the process of having some faa approval for them to mfr them at their new location. They were not sure of the pricing yet. some numbers they mentioned were really really high. Does anyone recall what they paid and when? Thanks Glenn 64E putting it back together after spar cap and stub spar replacement
  7. I will be closing my fuel tanks soon. I noticed old screws and new screws are not flush when installed. I bought the screws at spruce. Stainless and equivalent part number of varying lengths because of different domenuts. Ms24693c271 Sit almost .030" high. Anyone have a screw part number or supplier/mfr with proper size heads? Thanks Glenn 1964 m20e
  8. Winter slowed me down. Too cold in the hangar. Aft stub spar completely installed. Mow I have left upper soar cap corrosion. In process of removing tank sealant al spar cap. Hope to make big progress when wx gets better.
  9. The tried and true polysulfied sealants are not perfect but it it can be removed with chemicals that dont harm the aluminum, easy to repair. Can be scraped off. Urethane is great until you need to do some structure work, then you are screwed!
  10. I had to pull the top skin to do the aft stub spar and upper spar cap. A big problem with the urethane is I can't buck the rivets with the urethane in place. There is so much of the stuff in places that I think it is reducing fuel capacity.
  11. I got the plane cheap, and my labor is even cheaper. Just got my pilots license last year. I have my a&p and recently got my ia. Never worked in ga so this is quite the adventure for me. I have met some amazing people along the way. A guy that works at a well reqarded shop as a structure guy has been giving me invaluable tips along the way. One day she will fly. I thing 2-3 yrs, still have my day job. Glenn
  12. Didnt look into co2 blasting. New wing would be buying someone else's troubles. Wings are really long, difficult to transport. I used a heat gun and wooden shims to get the skin off. I will attempt gentle heat from the heat gun to get enough cleaned so I can replace spar cap and rivet the skin back on. Was considering not removing all the polyurethane. I will see how it goes.
  13. Finally got the top skin off. Used a heat gun, long wooden carpenters shims, small hammer, and a razor knife. I feel sorry for anyone that has this stc done to their aircraft(polyurethane coating in the fuel tank). I am sure it's a bear of a job with the correct sealant. Now on to replacing the upper spar cap. Aft stub spar is in.
  14. In the process of going through my very neglected 64 m20e. Trying to figure out what lube to put on the flight control walking beam and flap shaft needle bearings. The lube on them is old and hard, rollers weren't moving. Cleaned with mineral spirits, moving now, but they need grease. Any recommendation on something that wont dry out and get hard over time? I was thinking aeroshell 22? Just wanted to add these are the components mounted on the aft spar. Thanks, Glenn
  15. Finding a wing and replacing it is a big job. Doing my airplane on a budget. Bought it really really cheap. Thought it just needed a stub spar, now it needs an upper spar cap. Parts are cheap and my labor is even cheaper. Lots of sweat equity. Only problem is finding a good reliable bucking partner. I have lots to do on the rest of the aircraft. Short cut annuals last several yrs by previous owner. Lots of catching up to do. You save no money getting a pencil whip annual. All of the corrosion could have been caught several yrs ago. Buyinga flying airplane for 60-80k just isnt my style. Bleeding money over many yrs is ;-)
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