pirate Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Little advice / info needed. I currently have my 70C electric gear model in for its yearly inspection at a local well respected shop. The shop said the left gear pre-load needed reset and the nose gear also. The labor on the left gear was 1.5 hours and to set the nose gear its 9.5 hours. Does this labor for the nose gear pre-load sound right ???? Also while I’m In for service my aileron links / bearings are being replace along with the rudder link / bearing . Mooney currently these for $550.00 each with a three day lead time, the shop quoted 12.5 hours for the R&R. Does the labor on all three links sound correct. Thanks for for any input. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 That sounds very high to me on all counts. Especially if already in the annual inspection with everything opened up...Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 It shouldn't take more than 3-4 hours or so to set the preloads on all three. All you have to do is set the two rods to be equal and set the nose preload with the limit switch. Then set the mains. They should take about 1/2 hour each once the plane is up on jacks and everything is opened up. The rod ends never really need replacing. Especially the ailerons. They are all in tension in flight so there can't be any slop in them. Unless they are so warn that they look like they are going to come apart, they are fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Thanks all for the clarification, I’ll go pay them a visit tomorrow to discuss. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarmaster Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Way high.. Even if you disconnect the gear completely and start from ground zero on the rigging, it's a two-hour job with two people. BTW, I highly recommend this route if it hasn't been done in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 There is some reason the gear preload needs resetting. That needs to be found out. Something bent, something worn. Just one main needing resetting would be a concern. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Change one preload and they all change in unison. BUT it should only take 4 hrs to reset EVERYTHING from scratch. One MUST get the correct position of the main bellcrank correct before any of the 4 rods are adjusted. Once done correctly it should really never change much except for injury to the system. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate Posted August 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Update. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your input. I showed the shop theses postings and they quickly adjusted from 9 hours down to two. Yall helped me save $490.00 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20F-1968 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Now the question is do you trust that the work is being done properly giving the shennanigans with the bill! An improperly rigged gear could give you some expensive problems. It should only be done by mechanics who are very familiar and do it all the time. John Breda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL757 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 6:49 PM, Pirate said: Update. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your input. I showed the shop theses postings and they quickly adjusted from 9 hours down to two. Yall helped me save $490.00 Agree with John. Good they adjusted, but would be better to understand how they arrived at the original number in the first place. Someone well-experienced in your specific model’s rigging technique should be in the loop. Keep us posted? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 7/17/2018 at 4:54 PM, N201MKTurbo said: It shouldn't take more than 3-4 hours or so to set the preloads on all three. All you have to do is set the two rods to be equal and set the nose preload with the limit switch. Then set the mains. They should take about 1/2 hour each once the plane is up on jacks and everything is opened up. The rod ends never really need replacing. Especially the ailerons. They are all in tension in flight so there can't be any slop in them. Unless they are so warn that they look like they are going to come apart, they are fine. Idk. I changed mine as a speed improvement since that slop pulls both ailerons up increasing drag. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, RobertGary1 said: Idk. I changed mine as a speed improvement since that slop pulls both ailerons up increasing drag. -Robert So adjust them down. It only takes an hour or so. BTW. drag goes down as they go up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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