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They are not easy to get on, and I felt like I was going to break them.. Eventually they snapped on, and work great. Those cutouts should be from the factory, right? How close are you talking here?

Whoever did your install definitely didn't do the trim system good enough. There are 2 pins with cotter keys on each end of the trim shaft. You have to remove all of them, and slide the shaft out of the join so you can get the old gear out, and the poly bushing, new gear, and new trim bracket on to the trim shaft. If you don't mark the shaft to joint sections, that could be WAY out of whack now. I would not fly the plane again until you correct this. You could run in to a flight control issue... That is concerning if they did the work without doing something as simple as marking with a sharpie the original locations of that shaft. I also suggest you take the panels off by the tail section where the links are at and check the pitch servo cable mount. It's two aluminum pieces that sandwiches the end of the pitch tube and there are 3 mounting tabs of various lengths that also get bolted in between the aluminum pieces. This is what the cable attaches to. In my install, all of that was pretty close to the bulkhead, and so if you don't align things up properly, that mounting point could potentially hit the bulkhead, which could stop you from having pitch control. You can't cut corners here. I feel that there is some real danger present back there and if this wasn't done right, the consequences could be pretty severe....

Can't do it. I had to buy two..

Whoa! I have not had that scammer yet. What a jerk! Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks! Will DM you.

dang, ok. thanks.

Are these still available? @Alan Fox

@Jerry Pressley Looking for a Right Inner gear door for my m20J. Any possibility one of those is sitting out there? Part number is 550060-002

Didn't fit properly?? How so? They say they come oversized, and you trim to fit. was that the biggest issue? Or was it something worse.

And now for my request lol.. Hey @Jerry PressleyAre there any interior pieces for a 79 J model available? Pretty much anything would be useful. Almost every screw hole in my panels are cracked slightly

Do you have a specific part number you're after? I may have one for you.

I have a vacuum gauge out of my J that I don't need anymore. Shoot me a PM if you want it.

Greetings. I have recently upgraded from a century 41 AP to the Garmin GFC500. I did this because my Attitude Indicator that controls it started failing on me one day and started tumbling. The bearings or something internal seems to have failed as the vacuum pump was functioning just fine. (The AI was the only thing being driven by the pump) I am not quite sure on the price, and while I have everything for it. I did have to cut the plugs to pull all the wiring out. There is about 10" of a pigtail from each plug though, so not difficult to get put back together IF you needed to. I am selling this for parts, as I know parts availability is scarce with these old AP's. I have everything in a box here at home now, so let me know what you need or if you want pics of something. Cheers! -Chris

I may still have mine from going to led's.. I don't have the strobes anymore though.

I replaced the exhaust in my 79 J. I too purchased from AWI. I had no issues with install, and the bends matched my original muffler. I used the original tailpipe as well, since it was still in good shape. Everything lined back up perfectly. I would say that you got a mis-aligned part off the jig. I did not opt for the spiked looking muffler, just the matching ribbed one.

It is really infuriating to me that there are pilots out there that don't have the ADM to go around with something like this. Complacency is a killer. We are held to a higher standard. In my opinion this plane was completely flyable still, and there is absolutely no excuse as to why this pilot didn't simply go around. Even if somebody has zero knowledge of engines or anything else mechanical, we are literally taught in the first few weeks of private pilot training about aircraft systems. How does one forget that an engine can still run just fine with the master switch off. While my emergency checklist does not have a specific "Electrical outage", it has Electrical Fire, Alt high volts, and alt low volts. All 3 of these say "land as soon as PRACTICABLE. NOT ASAP whether the runway is clear or not... Sorry for the rant, but this so far, takes the cake on the worst decision making I have seen so far, being a pilot myself.

LOL no @Echo. It's that we basically asked the same thing at the same time.. Sorry for the confusion. I was definitely NOT laughing at what you posted as it is totally relevant.

Do you happen to have any pics before you switched? Just for comparison of what we're looking at? There is some serious paint damage there, and it is super hard to believe this came from a fuel.. Does Brake cleaner or Brake fluid eat paint that fast? lol

This is probably the best thing I will see on the internet for the next 10 years. Well done!

I have a Macs cover, and while I am not sure if this is sort of normal with covers, I noticed after using mine for about a week or so as I could put the plane in its hanger due to construction at the airport, that my side windows had hazing?? or micro scratches on them now. Not sure if Bruce's covers do that, but wanted to throw that out as a data point with Macs covers. The windscreen area has a soft lining on the inside, but that is the only place. Just FYI. YMMV

lol. you BARELY beat me. I will remove my thread..

I've had this happen, and it was the plastic interior side kick panel. The attachment point by the pedals is a piece of metal flashing? or something that uses adel clamps on one of the bars of the roll cage. This was bend out(closer to the right passenger pedal). So when the kick panel was screwed back on, it was very close to the pedal. I did not notice this. I noticed the problem taxiing, as it was at a pretty close to the end of travel of the pedal before it would "catch" the kick panel.

No worries at all. sorry, the slight mist is grease when I wipe it off. flange seal is dry, I check it periodically. It's all grease. I can see where it is coming out on the seal of one of the blades. I plan on getting a new prop at some point in the nearish future. It's a 3 blade, and I would rather go to the hartzel top prop.

ok. I have a slight leak, but nothing really on the blade. some very slight spray right on the end of the cowl over a number of flights. And inside the spinner there is some grease. I know it probably needs to be resealed as well, but just continue to monitor for it getting worse.

Interesting. How bad was it leaking?