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Thank you all that replied and helped out with with advice. Takair sent a drawing over and it looks like I can reuse all all my original parts with new lord shock discs. I will have to modify one bracket in the main gear well, that looks pretty straight forward. Thanks again! Sean

Good news on the doors, I believe they changed the door design in 65’. If you have a copy of that installation I would love it. Lasar quoted me over $3,000 a gear for the kits to comply with the service bulletin. Thank you!

I am in the process of converting a 1962 Mooney M20C with the original style Fire Stone shock discs still installed. I have sourced a nose gear assembly from a 1966 Mooney with the lord discs. I believe it has the leg assembly 540004-501, spindle 54003-501, shock link assembly 540015-1 with collar and bracket, and the retract truss 540016. The service bulletin calls for the removal of the nose gear doors and assembly, P/N 550016 and to install new doors P/N 550032. Will the original nose gear doors not work with the new assembly? Also calls for a shock absorber on the side of the nose gear spindle to be added. P/N 530028-501. Is this shock absorber needed? I seem to have read most guys remove it and the current setup does not have one. I would really appreciate any insight on this process and advice you guys have to offer. This is a new plane to me and getting to know all the workings of a Mooney! Next step is the mains but that seems less involved. I have the tools to compress the nose and main gear discs and the rigging tools. Thanks in advance! Sean.