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Has anyone replaced the old Edo-Aire governor with a Woodward governor? My mechanic says the current control arm bracket doesn’t match up so I spoke with Dan at Lasar and ordered the bracket he said I needed. Mechanic received it today and it’s the same bracket as the old one. Mechanic is aware of the 6 screws and the ability to turn the case but he said every configuration doesn’t work. The Woodward is part # B210-345. Dan said he’d send me part #660117-000. The new one says 660117-001 but I doubt the 001 is a big difference. We’re going on a month here trying to figure this out. It’s driving me nuts. I’m a new owner and the plane is at a remote airport - governor quit on us on the flight home. What I can’t seem to figure out is if that specific woodward is the correct part number for my plane and I’m more confused because when I spoke with the shop that replaced the old one (Aircraft Accessories of Oklahoma) and explained how it doesn’t fit the bracket, he said he could make me a different case for the governor. Is that even a thing? We’ve tried rotating the case and even putting the bracket on backwards. He said, he’s tried everything and they just don’t line up. I chose the Woodward because I was told it was a “direct replacement” for the Edo-Aire and the PCU would require significant modifications. The PCU dealer told me that I’d be better off going with the Woodward if my mechanic hasn’t done a PCU conversion before and since I don’t plan on keeping the plane for a significant amount of time the extra cost wasn’t worth it. I’d love to get my plane home someday. Any help is appreciated. I attached picture of the Woodward and brackets.