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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.

Knowing the age of the pucks, and that I want to get in and fiddle, I'll replace them on principle. I'll deepndove on the linkages and ensure tightness and slip are appropriate. Regarding where the issue lies, we shall see, but it taxis at taxi speed very well, it is just once you're around 50 on runway, eg close to rotate and upon landing, where it soils the shorts .. So does fit the service bulletin idea. In the end, it will all be looked at. If you look at the bottom puck, on your lower left there's a tear. Also, from date stamp, it seems quite old (older than I thought, 04, as I was looking at part number stamp on top disc not the date stamp on bottom). It's seemingly time for a refresh.

As I've looked closer, the rubber discs are 10 yrs old, so I think it prudent to have them replaced in total and then address the tracking limits once new discs installed. I'll rent the tool (I have it on a browser at the house if member still rents it out) get new discs all around and hopefully have a more confidence-inspiring fast taxi situation. Thanks all for your input, and I'll report back with outcomes.

I plan to measure this week. Will report back.

Well, finding this 20-203-3 spacer with the current LASAR nuance seems challenging. Anybody have any other leads on this?

Thank you all. That bulletin I've looked over quite a lot. I referenced this article too, https://knr-inc.com/shoptalk-articles.html?view=article&id=165:202406-nosewheel-tracking-for-mooneys&catid=63:shoptalk-articles I will buy some jacks to inspect, and look for a spacer if out of limits. Would be great to not lack confidence on rollout. M

Also, should mention the cursory inspection of nose gear was unremarkable. Will be heading out to clean and inspect thoroughly with light and mirrors.

Hello. New owner of old Mooney, '66 M20F. Flies great, love how quick it goes with the fuel burn, and how stable it is at cruise. One thing, though, that scared the crap out of me on this F model, is the SUPER sensitive, and seemingly slightly delayed (like the lag of a modern turbo car, push gas, wait, go!) response to rudder inputs. We went down the runway as though performing a slalom test. This was surprising to both me (green, and more than surprising) and my (veteran, multi-thousand-hour professional) co-pilot. Same thing once landing presented itself My takeaway is that a couple things could exist at once. *sensitive to rudder command at takeoff roll speed *perhaps takeoff trim to nose down placing more burden on steering than should be in respect to rudder *nose gear tracking limits need assessment. *fill in the ________. As I settle a list of things to iron out, this one is high on the list, and any input from the community about similar scenarios and resolutions would be great! Thanks in advance!