Rwsavory Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 Does this strip of aluminum serve any purpose other than to fasten a side panel? My side panels were not screwed into it. Quote
Rwsavory Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Posted April 28, 2019 Maybe the plastic foot wells were originally screwed into the strips? Mine were fastened to the replacement panels, installed about 25 years ago I guess. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 Looks like my 65C had the same aluminum for using sheet metal screws to hold the side paneling on... I don’t remember any plastic protected adel clamps there though... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 That hose is older than dirt...I would replace it. I bet it breaks apart when you remove it.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Rwsavory Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Posted April 28, 2019 42 minutes ago, ArtVandelay said: That hose is older than dirt...I would replace it. I bet it breaks apart when you remove it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk It is very old but in surprisingly good shape. The one on the pilot side is toast. Both will be replaced soon. Quote
EricJ Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 An additional function of a lot of metal pieces placed around under the panel by Mooney engineering is to maximize the number of very sharp edges to maximize the blood shed from people trying to trace wires and cables and hoses and crap. I swear there's some really stupid stuff down there that makes you think somebody did it intentionally, or at a minimum couldn't be bothered to consider that anybody would ever have to reach under there for anything. I've learned to keep a file handy just to improve and lighten and the airframe under there just for my own health and to minimize the blood stains on the carpet. 1 Quote
75_M20F Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 Looks like there is some rust forming on your metal tubing. That needs to be addressed. Quote
Rwsavory Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, 75_M20F said: Looks like there is some rust forming on your metal tubing. That needs to be addressed. Thanks for your concern, but it’s not rust. Just old dirt. Quote
Rwsavory Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, EricJ said: An additional function of a lot of metal pieces placed around under the panel by Mooney engineering is to maximize the number of very sharp edges to maximize the blood shed from people trying to trace wires and cables and hoses and crap. I swear there's some really stupid stuff down there that makes you think somebody did it intentionally, or at a minimum couldn't be bothered to consider that anybody would ever have to reach under there for anything. I've learned to keep a file handy just to improve and lighten and the airframe under there just for my own health and to minimize the blood stains on the carpet. LOL. It is very sharp at the corners and edges. I am amazed that the factory installed such a sturdy piece of metal to mount a flimsy piece of plastic. Maybe they originally had plans for a heavier footwell. Quote
Marauder Posted April 29, 2019 Report Posted April 29, 2019 Does this strip of aluminum serve any purpose other than to fasten a side panel? My side panels were not screwed into it. It was what rwsavory says it is. It is for attaching the lower plastic. You can see the screw holes in the picture. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
0TreeLemur Posted April 29, 2019 Report Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Marauder said: It was what rwsavory says it is. It is for attaching the lower plastic. You can see the screw holes in the picture. There are obvious signs of wandering screws that scratched the plate around those two holes during past interior installs. The plate is oversized- it could be made smaller and sharper. Quote
RLCarter Posted April 29, 2019 Report Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Fred₂O said: The plate is oversized- it could be made smaller and sharper. Currently there are two corners that can easily get ya, cut the center section out so you would have two separate plates doubling you chances of leaving a little DNA 1 Quote
Marauder Posted April 29, 2019 Report Posted April 29, 2019 There are obvious signs of wandering screws that scratched the plate around those two holes during past interior installs. The plate is oversized- it could be made smaller and sharper. There is about an inch of wandering when these are panels are reinstalled. I believe they have made them larger because they were trying to protect wiring that may run behind them. Here is the wandering zoomed in. Wiring running behind it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 1 Quote
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