Mooney bagge door hold arm

[Grant_Waite]

My baggage door hold arm broke today. It snapped at the point where it connects to the top of the door. I found one on BAS from a K model for $250. Does anyone have one laying around or make them new? I can’t justify paying the $800 for a new one, if they even exist. 

[Sabremech]

It can be welded. I fixed one last year on a friends J with the exact same failure point. 
David

[Ragsf15e]

53 minutes ago, Sabremech said:

It can be welded. I fixed one last year on a friends J with the exact same failure point. 
David

Yeah mine looks as if it’s been welded right there too.

[Shadrach]

You may find a Mechanic that will weld it but those kinds of folks are getting scarce. I would take it to a local machine shop/metal fabricator. Most could repair that easily.

[Pinecone]

I need to get to the garage and practice my TIG welding and set up a shop to do things like this.
 

[LANCECASPER]

1 hour ago, Shadrach said:

You may find a Mechanic that will weld it but those kinds of folks are getting scarce. I would take it to a local machine shop/metal fabricator. Most could repair that easily.

And I would tell them, “It’s for my recreation vehicle”.