HRM Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 SkySupplyUSA.com has a ridiculously low price on Trimcraft SS Screw Kits. $42.90 for the 1022 piece MOONEY M20-C STAINLESS SCREW KIT 69,76/AIRFRAME. A query to them as to what was in the kit garnered this response: The manufacturer does not give us a breakdown of what is in the kits, they don't want them duplicated. Regards, Tammy Anybody buy one of these kits? Are they fairly complete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Since I have a one-piece belly, I have not bought any kits. I just measure one of each screw when they are out for annual and order 100 of them from Spruce. Then I added Teflon washers under them [100 ea #8 & #10]. Seems there are only three screws in any quantity on my plane: the belly screws [48 of them] with countersunk SS washers + 5 smaller ones; wing & tail inspection panels [now with Teflon washers]; and 27 nice big ones on the spinner [with Teflon washers]. The small quantity screws [doghouse, tail joint covers, etc.], I just buy a few whenever I'm going to or ordering from Spruce, LASAR, my A&P, etc. In bags of 100, they are fairly inexpensive. Except for nut plates--those little buggers are pricey!! I generally get them by the dozen . . . . Our planes are so old, and each one has a different laundry list of modifications, that at this point it's about impossible to make a generic kit. So I build my own to suit my plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 I’ve bought screw kits from Spruce for the Mooney airframe. Application depends on model year and while a good deal on a price per piece I ended up with hundreds of wrong screws in the end. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, M20Doc said: I’ve bought screw kits from Spruce for the Mooney airframe. Application depends on model year and while a good deal on a price per piece I ended up with hundreds of wrong screws in the end. Clarence I went ahead and ordered the kit. Too cheap to pass up and a C shares the same body as the E. Trimcraft was adamant about the completeness of their kits (years of experience), I just wondered if anyone here had experience with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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