FFpilotChris Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 So the handle for my gear switch is broken and looks like this and I Bought a replacement. I have no idea if the switch is correct, but I just want to swap the handle. Is it possible to do without removing the whole panel? Anyone have experience with this? Quote
carusoam Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 The broken part looks like threads...? Verify that you can Turn the handle counter-clockwise and unscrew it... It may have some thread locking glue on it... It is pretty clear from your panel pic, the wheel has to come off... to mount or un-mount the switch. There is a cotter pin there to really make things interesting... How much for another one if this one breaks? PP thoughts only, not a mechanic... Best regards, -a- Quote
FFpilotChris Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Posted January 20, 2019 Half of the threads are broken off the original. The white handle is threaded and comes off the new one. The original switch only has half of the threads to screw it on though. The one I bought only cost me 60. Quote
carusoam Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 @FFpilotChris See the tiny cotter pin? It looks like it may be retaining the broken part... If the new switch is the same as the old switch, but not broken... take out the cotter pin, and remove the broken part? PP guessing out loud... Best regards, -a- Quote
Hank Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 Try some snap ring pliers on the flat piece behind your mounted switch. It may give you room to work, or provide more ideas. I'm not sure I see @carusoam's cotter pin, but it looks like there's a hole for one in the old switch. Quote
carusoam Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 @Hank see the top pic? Right in the slot next to the broken/missing piece... Best regards, -a- Quote
Hank Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 3:17 AM, carusoam said: @Hank see the top pic? Right in the slot next to the broken/missing piece... Best regards, -a- Expand I thought that was a hole . . . But it's the head of a tiny cotter pin. Hmmmm . . . . . 1 Quote
Marauder Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 3:17 AM, carusoam said: [mention=6921]Hank[/mention] see the top pic? Right in the slot next to the broken/missing piece... Best regards, -a- Anthony - that isn’t a cotter pin. It’s the remnants of the hole that a set pin was in. When the threaded part broke, it tore the shaft where the set pin resides. If you look at the second picture, you can just make out the set pin by the nut on the threaded shaft. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
Hank Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 3:58 AM, Marauder said: Anthony - that isn’t a cotter pin. It’s the remnants of the hole that a set pin was in. When the threaded part broke, it tore the shaft where the set pin resides. If you look at the second picture, you can just make out the set pin by the nut on the threaded shaft. Expand Your set pin is beneath the wide flat ring in the panel in Photo 1. What Anthony calls a cotter pin is inside the white plastic "wheel" in Photo 2. Check location of the pull-to-move dimples to confirm that you are talking about a different thing than Anthony. Quote
Marauder Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 4:29 AM, Hank said: Your set pin is beneath the wide flat ring in the panel in Photo 1. What Anthony calls a cotter pin is inside the white plastic "wheel" in Photo 2. Check location of the pull-to-move dimples to confirm that you are talking about a different thing than Anthony. That’s not what he said in post 6. He was referring to photo 1, the broken one. I don’t see a cotter pin on the white wheel in photo 2. This is what I am calling the set pin. Which lines up where the other one is broken. Roughly 4 threads up from the base. I have a spare gear switch at my hangar. Will look at it tomorrow and report back. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
Marauder Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 8:26 PM, FFpilotChris said: So the handle for my gear switch is broken and looks like this and I Bought a replacement. I have no idea if the switch is correct, but I just want to swap the handle. Is it possible to do without removing the whole panel? Anyone have experience with this? And yeah, I have experience doing this. It was part of the troubleshooting we did years ago when the breaker would pop. Bought a brand new switch and installed it. Kept the old one as a spare when the new one didn’t fix the issue. There are a ton of wires to that switch and I think it would be best not to try to disassemble it. I would get a good look at the back of your switch first to make sure your replacement matches. On my F the gear switch sits high in the panel and access to it can be from above after the glareshield is removed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
Hank Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 @Marauder, I agree with the set pin, but you're looking at different parts of the mechanism in the photos. It looks like the broken threaded section was split to allow the cotter pin to pass through, and now one side has broken off at the base. Will pulling the cotter allow the outer shaft with the bump to unscrew from the center shaft so the the replacement can be put in? That's what I can't tell. Quote
FFpilotChris Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Posted January 26, 2019 Got it done today. New handle is on. Thanks for the help with the pin. Quote
carusoam Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 The power of MS at work... Don’t forget to tip the wait staff! Best regards, -a- Quote
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