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You're right, only breaker. in the catalog, I see "gear control" and it shows 5a, so that is why I'm referencing the red 5a button as a cb (when it is different). and you're also right, mine is confusing in that it is a 66, but it has a 67 serial number, 6 digits not 4, and it is, by serial number, covered by the IPC I'm using, but by year it is not. . . aren't I lucky. I'll look deep in logs today. I'll look him up. thanks

Agreed, just a detail I didn't include. What I am struggling to find is the specific 25a CB (for the gear in the left hand manual retract area) in the IPB . The reference I found in another thread seems to point to a 24v cb, and the "gear control" i find in the IPB seems to be a 5a (the one the manual lever hits?), not the 25a I'm looking for in this somewhat blurry catalog. (but I also don't see the actuator/motor, so I'm at a loss here).

also, to be clear, the motor definitely did not engage/run. I hear it every time, and not hearing it is why I kept my eyes on the illuminated green light.

I will get helicoil for it. Now, where are you able to find the LASAR tiedowns? shows out of stock.

The 25a breaker in the manual handle area. I was unable to pull it, so even if not part of equation, that's not so great if I need to manually extend. I've discovered that's a pricey breaker! although not as pricey as it breaking when I need it.

ah, I forgot to mention I don't have the override button. I'll add relays to the initial checklist. I had a green light the whole time, so I had ruled limit switches out. . I'll check them

I think so, so perhaps a helicoil in my future if I buy a set. . . I'll be doing gear swings, so this purchase is on my mind.

While getting out to get into the pattern and do some work, my electric gear didn't retract ('66 m20f). No motor noise, Green light stayed illuminated. after about 6-7 seconds I placed the handle back down. At that I did a low approach with tower verifying gear visibly down, then one more pattern to land. Last time out I thought the gear motor sounded odd, but I also had a weird seal to my ears on my ANC headset, so during that flight everything seemed louder, so I wrote it off. Now it is something I'm considering as a potential issue (motor/actuator issue). Once on the ground, I found that the CB for gear could NOT be pulled. So, I'll get one of those ordered while awaiting appt with my A&P. Also, I did not find a squat sensor on Left main, so I believe mine is airspeed switch (I was well above the airspeed threshold it would be set at when attempting to retract gear). I'll be diving through logs today, but am open to wisdom and guidance from the pros. Thanks

I was going to purchase these, then my mechanic told me the Left wing is a larger bolt/thread, so I paused. I verified, it is indeed larger. Is this typical or if I buy these, I'll have only one, lol?

Closing the loop. . . New shock disks installed, washer installed after measuring the tracking limits (which were VERY far forward after new pucks). Old pucks and new were not* all too different in height, which I found a bit shocking. The aircraft is a night and day difference on the runway now at speed. totally controllable. Very thankful for the insight and encouragement from you all on my new venture into aircraft ownership. Oh, and other good news is that the slop noticed with nose gear when on jacks had no affect on runway, just the slight play during slow taxi. Thanks again!

Thanks.. In preparation for the job I finally sourced the washer, and for a lot less than listed elsewhere, thankfully. I definitely would be interested in the other hardware, as there is some slop I will narrow down and address. I'll PM you

Used the manual, and many thanks for the download.

Okay, have the nose up and and am replacing replacing the discs with my my a&p. There is There is a bit of slop both forward and aft as well as yaw/rotation. We'll tye to check through it and tighten anything loose and that doesn't require parts. How much slop is normal in the nose gear? I've read that there is always some, but don't replace parts too early as there will quickly be slop again... Just trying to learn what's normal.

Bringing this back around, as I found mine the same way after purchase. initially thought the cable needed adjusting but now am pretty certain it's just missing the seal. @00-Negative did you seal yours up as suggested with the gasket material, or did you get it to someone to fix? thanks

Well, I flipped my phone over and I think it's calling me a hos.. Joking aside, it seems it is 2/04 as a date. I found in logs mlg discs replaced in 14 and that lined up with the 14 at the end of the part number... I'll go farther back in the logs to confirm. So they're likely even older than I thought, and one is torn. So perhaps just the three discs in nose gear, thorough inspection of linkage while in there, spacer install of necessary to satisfy the caster measurements in the service bulletin. I'll save the mlg for another day. *edited bc somehow it pulled a previous post.