robert38606 Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 The latch on my 1979 M20J SN 24-0806 oil access door broke today. KM680 is the part I need from Camloc Alcoa, but they are no longer made and appear out of stock. Lasar mentions using KM610-51 and drilling some new holes to make it work, but they are out of those too (I might can find one though). does anyone have any better solutions that might have broken theirs also? Those latches are a pain anyway. I wonder if the newer style latches on later models could be used Quote
ArtVandelay Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 How much different than this?https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/cessnapart110.phpLooks pretty close. Quote
robert38606 Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 Just now, ArtVandelay said: How much different than this? https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/cessnapart110.php Looks pretty close. From what my A&P and I can tell, different enough that the holes don’t line up and will require some drilling it appears and possibly a field check (or Lasar said field check for the KM610-51 if they had it anyway). Might be my only option though Quote
PT20J Posted March 2, 2022 Report Posted March 2, 2022 https://jet-tek.com/ is a distributor and you might call them for info. Here are dimensions for the KM680 and KM610-series KM610-KM680.pdf Here's a source for the KM610-51 https://military-fasteners.com/shop+supplies/flush+catches/KM610-51 Good luck, Skip Quote
Yetti Posted March 2, 2022 Report Posted March 2, 2022 Describe broke. I had the pin come out of mine on the road. I pulled the cotterpins out of the travel tool box and put it back together. Quote
robert38606 Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 10:06 PM, Yetti said: Describe broke. I had the pin come out of mine on the road. I pulled the cotterpins out of the travel tool box and put it back together. It appears to us that a piece of metal on the latch actually broke apart Quote
carusoam Posted March 4, 2022 Report Posted March 4, 2022 23 hours ago, robert38606 said: It appears to us that a piece of metal on the latch actually broke apart One way to find old parts…. Find a plane they are attached to, and drill out their rivets…. There are a few people that do this legally around here… Find @Alan Fox @Jerry Pressley or @SheryLoewen… Best regards, -a- Quote
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