LUBRICANT FOR INTERIOR MECHANISMS ?

[DCarlton]

After reading through a few of the threads, I'm curious what folks are using for interior mechanisms.  Seat rollers, hinges, cabin air valves, etc.  Most of the stuff is fairly odorous.  Trying to avoid passengers thinking something electrical is burning, the engine is leaking oil, what's that smell, etc.  LPS-2, Tri-Flow, Silicone, oil fashioned 3M machine oil?  

It's a nit question but appreciate your time.  I need to source a maintenance manual for a '67F too.  I have the parts manual but not the maintenance manual.  Thanks.  

Edited July 18, 2021 by DCarlton

[Hank]

Triflow works well on many things:  airplanes, cars and at home. Just use the little bitty straw, it reduces the amount of overspray. Don't lose it, either, it's a lot smaller than a WD-40 straw.(I found out after watching gage straw shoot off and disappear into a wheelwell.) Tell your wife if you Triflow the door hinges on her car, too . . . . It's wonderful, amazing stuff!

[DCarlton]

54 minutes ago, Hank said:

Triflow works well on many things:  airplanes, cars and at home. Just use the little bitty straw, it reduces the amount of overspray. Don't lose it, either, it's a lot smaller than a WD-40 straw.(I found out after watching gage straw shoot off and disappear into a wheelwell.) Tell your wife if you Triflow the door hinges on her car, too . . . . It's wonderful, amazing stuff!

:>. She's still irritated at me for using Tri-Flow on the front door lock to our house.  Apparently I used too much.  Now I'm sensitized to these issues.  That's what I'll go with though if there are no better solutions.  The plane will just have to smell like a bicycle chain for a while.  

[Hank]

3 minutes ago, DCarlton said:

:>. She's still irritated at me for using Tri-Flow on the front door lock to our house.  Apparently I used too much.  Now I'm sensitized to these issues.  That's what I'll go with though if there are no better solutions.  The plane will just have to smell like a bicycle chain for a while.  

Just a dab will do!

[RLCarter]

Tri-Flow rocks, personally I like the smell, I’ve used it since the late 70’s as cutting lubricant when boring cylinders. Silicone spray is a better choice around fabrics or anything that might stain, the Cessna has a fabric headliner with a zipper than runs from one side to the other to access the control cables in the cabin ceiling, I spray it every time we open it up (once a year at annual), also use the Silicone spray on seat rollers…

[PT20J]

If it’s just general purpose lubricating where no special lubricant is called out Tri-Flow, LPS 2, or 3-in-One will work.

[DCarlton]

8 minutes ago, PT20J said:

If it’s just general purpose lubricating where no special lubricant is called out Tri-Flow, LPS 2, or 3-in-One will work.

Any chance there is a maintenance manual for the '67F?  I have the parts manual and the owners manual (I think its called).  I downloaded something today that's '68 and up and a J manual.  Haven't had time to review. 

[PT20J]

 

9 hours ago, DCarlton said:

Any chance there is a maintenance manual for the '67F?  I have the parts manual and the owners manual (I think its called).  I downloaded something today that's '68 and up and a J manual.  Haven't had time to review. 

Mooney lists all the manuals on its website. https://www.mooney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mooney-Technical-Publications.pdf. 

You might contact support@mooney.com and see if they will send you a pdf. They sent me the service manual and illustrated parts catalog for my M20J at no cost three years ago. I don’t know what their current policy is, though.

Skip

[carusoam]

Yes…

There are both parts and maintenance manuals for our planes…

And that other government document for airplane maintenance in general…

best regards,

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