PTK Posted January 2, 2017 Report Posted January 2, 2017 Wishing a very happy, healthy safe and prosperous New Year 2017 to all! I'm looking for a small part and was hoping for some help finding it! It is the sun visor mounting piece. It's an aluminium semi dome looking part. It has a threaded male component that screws into the corresponding female in the tube structure in upper left and right corners. It also has two holes in the semi dome area. One larger hole on the side where the rod mounting end of the visor inserts. The other smaller hole is on the pole of the semi dome, directly opposite the threaded male component, and it is also threaded to receive the set screw to hold the visor rod in place and prevent it from sliding out. The rod end has a hole into which the end of the set screw enters and prevents rod from sliding out. Does anyone have a part number or any idea where I can get one? Better yet does anyone have one or two they'd like to sell? Or is there a replacement similar part available somewhere? Thank you all in advance. Quote
Oldguy Posted January 2, 2017 Report Posted January 2, 2017 Peter, here is what I have in the parts manual. 1 Quote
231MJ Posted January 2, 2017 Report Posted January 2, 2017 I replaced my visors with LASAR visors and I think I have the part you need. Problem is I can't get to the hangar until next weekend. I'll take a pic and send it to you to confirm it's what you need. If it is, happy to send it to you. August Quote
PTK Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Posted January 2, 2017 42 minutes ago, aochabauer said: I replaced my visors with LASAR visors and I think I have the part you need. Problem is I can't get to the hangar until next weekend. I'll take a pic and send it to you to confirm it's what you need. If it is, happy to send it to you. August August, thank you. Please pm to me a photo when you get to it. Do you also have set screws that go with them? Thank you. Peter Quote
231MJ Posted January 8, 2017 Report Posted January 8, 2017 Peter, I'm heading to the hangar tomorrow. I'll bring the visors home in the event you want them, I can mail on Monday. Best, August Quote
mooneydog Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 August, Are your visors still available (with or without the mounting button mushrooms)? If so, please send me a pic. I am interested in purchasing a set. thanks, Glenn glenn.scheffing@fpl.com Quote
Jguysr Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 I purchased a set of stock visors for my J (LM came without). Unfortunately, I’m missing one setscrew that holds the visor rod to the button. These seem unsourceable with the required tip an565c832h3 per the parts manual. Mooney new part number supercedes to a socket head screw. Anyone have or know where I could get one? Quote
KB4 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Posted July 21, 2019 On 1/2/2017 at 1:06 PM, PTK said: Wishing a very happy, healthy safe and prosperous New Year 2017 to all! I'm looking for a small part and was hoping for some help finding it! It is the sun visor mounting piece. It's an aluminium semi dome looking part. It has a threaded male component that screws into the corresponding female in the tube structure in upper left and right corners. It also has two holes in the semi dome area. One larger hole on the side where the rod mounting end of the visor inserts. The other smaller hole is on the pole of the semi dome, directly opposite the threaded male component, and it is also threaded to receive the set screw to hold the visor rod in place and prevent it from sliding out. The rod end has a hole into which the end of the set screw enters and prevents rod from sliding out. Does anyone have a part number or any idea where I can get one? Better yet does anyone have one or two they'd like to sell? Or is there a replacement similar part available somewhere? Thank you all in advance. Lasar SUNVISOR PIVOT - 950226-001 61.97 1 Quote
airmocha Posted March 8, 2020 Report Posted March 8, 2020 On this same subject, I just acquired a 1985 231, my 2nd Mooney and 4th airplane, and when I tried to move the left side visor it was stuck. Wondering if perhaps they weren't designed to pivot, I tried the right side, and it did, but some white-to-beige colored powder (like corroded metal?!) fell from the pivot. So, I applied a little more (ok, maybe a lot more) force to the left one, trying to free it up, and SNAP. And lots more white-to-beige powder! What am I looking at to repair this, and do I need to fear something far more involved than just a new pivot...like...<gulp> I can't say it... Thanks for any (informed) replies! Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted March 8, 2020 Report Posted March 8, 2020 So, the pivot is just screwed into a nut plate. The problem is one loosens when you swing it and the other one tightens. If you over tighten the one that tightens when you swing it it breaks. They we’re never intended to be tightened, just screwed in enough so they don’t fall out. 1 Quote
Yetti Posted March 8, 2020 Report Posted March 8, 2020 11 hours ago, airmocha said: On this same subject, I just acquired a 1985 231, my 2nd Mooney and 4th airplane, and when I tried to move the left side visor it was stuck. Wondering if perhaps they weren't designed to pivot, I tried the right side, and it did, but some white-to-beige colored powder (like corroded metal?!) fell from the pivot. So, I applied a little more (ok, maybe a lot more) force to the left one, trying to free it up, and SNAP. And lots more white-to-beige powder! What am I looking at to repair this, and do I need to fear something far more involved than just a new pivot...like...<gulp> I can't say it... Thanks for any (informed) replies! What snapped? The rod the visor attached to or the mount that screws into the ceiling? Sounds like some moisture got into the ceiling, Steel and aluminum don't do well together (powder). Probably need to drill the threaded part out. Run a tap into the threads. I find Dremel tools with diamond tips are good for this. Makes a mess. Or you could take the headliner down and get some vise grips on it. You can make new parts on the lathe. 1 1 Quote
Yetti Posted March 9, 2020 Report Posted March 9, 2020 Oh and the same size Adel clamps that are used on the injector fuel lines can be used to mount the visor part to the stainless rod. Quote
airmocha Posted March 13, 2020 Report Posted March 13, 2020 Yetti, what snapped is, I believe, the screw or other device constituting the "axle" or pivot axis of the left side visor. I too thought about moisture/corrosion, and that's my darkest fear. How could moisture sufficient to cause corrosion get into such a high place without it getting (in copious quantity) to many lower ones? This airplane has been based in both Northern IL and southern coastal FL, and has a few spots of corrosion on its skin that I saw immediately and ultimately didn't think too much of it, having referred the mechanic (a Mooney center) who did my pre-buy to them and both of us having noted in the logs that the Mooney center that maintained it in FL had already conducted at least two of the inspections required by that SB calling for steel fuselage tube inspections, mostly applicable to the older pre-J models. But, when that frozen visor screw snapped and all that powder came out, I admit my heart sunk. I understand the fix isn't much for the visor itself. What caused that corrosion - and what other corrosion of which that corrosion may be a harbinger, is what scares me. Quote
Brent Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 On 1/2/2017 at 11:23 AM, Oldguy said: Peter, here is what I have in the parts manual. I came across this topic/post while researching a repair for my J-model visor. Mine is missing the set-screw. In case it's useful for anyone, I'm attaching a scan of the AN565 standard I happened to have in an old parts manual. It's better than the illegible versions I found online. It looks like Aircraft Spruce has the required set screws, but listed under MS51021. AN565.pdf Quote
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