Wild ride takeoff roll and landing roll

[mpilot]

Well, I flipped my phone over and I think it's calling me a hos..

Joking aside, it seems it is 2/04 as a date. I found in logs mlg discs replaced in 14 and that lined up with the 14 at the end of the part number... I'll go farther back in the logs to confirm. So they're likely even older than I thought, and one is torn.

So perhaps just the three discs in nose gear, thorough inspection of linkage while in there, spacer install of necessary to satisfy the caster measurements in the service bulletin. I'll save the mlg for another day. 

*edited bc somehow it pulled a previous post. 

Edited October 23, 2025 by mpilot

[mpilot]

Okay, have the nose up and and am replacing replacing the discs with my my a&p. There is There is a bit of slop both forward and aft as well as yaw/rotation. We'll tye to check through it and tighten anything loose and that doesn't require parts. 

How much slop is normal in the nose gear? I've read that there is always some, but don't replace parts too early as there will quickly be slop again... Just trying to learn what's normal. 

[LANCECASPER]

1 hour ago, mpilot said:

Okay, have the nose up and and am replacing replacing the discs with my my a&p. There is There is a bit of slop both forward and aft as well as yaw/rotation. We'll tye to check through it and tighten anything loose and that doesn't require parts. 

How much slop is normal in the nose gear? I've read that there is always some, but don't replace parts too early as there will quickly be slop again... Just trying to learn what's normal. 

Hopefully he's using the M20F Maintenance Manual.

 

[RangerM20]

If you are looking for that spacer, I have one.  Brand new,but shop worn, and I'll let it go for a lot less than what LASAR is demanding.  If you have slop in the landing gear, I also have a kit that has a lot of the hardware and bushings for the nose gear.  

[mpilot]

6 hours ago, LANCECASPER said:

Hopefully he's using the M20F Maintenance Manual.

 

Used the manual, and many thanks for the download. 

[mpilot]

1 hour ago, RangerM20 said:

If you are looking for that spacer, I have one.  Brand new,but shop worn, and I'll let it go for a lot less than what LASAR is demanding.  If you have slop in the landing gear, I also have a kit that has a lot of the hardware and bushings for the nose gear.  

Thanks.. In preparation for the job I finally sourced the washer, and for a lot less than listed elsewhere, thankfully. 

I definitely would be interested in the other hardware, as there is some slop I will narrow down and address. I'll PM you 

[skykrawler]

Take the opportunity to strip and repaint everything you have removed before reassembly.  Including the inside of the tube the pucks stack on - that is a point of corrosion

[MB65E]

16 hours ago, RangerM20 said:

If you are looking for that spacer, I have one.  Brand new,but shop worn, and I'll let it go for a lot less than what LASAR is demanding.  If you have slop in the landing gear, I also have a kit that has a lot of the hardware and bushings for the nose gear.  

I’ll take the spacer! I have a J-client that will need one soon. 
let me know what you need for it.

-Matt

[cliffy]

Tighten the big long pivot bolt on the nose gear to 300 in pounds and use a new cotter pin

Fill it with grease through the zerk  fitting  This is a 100 hr item missed by  most everyone.

If there is left/right loose play in the nose wheel look at the linkage above it for wear.

Find the Mooney S/B on the nose wheel caster position and measure it with a plumb bob as directed.

THEN decide if you need the spacer washer.

[mpilot]

Closing the loop. . . New shock disks installed, washer installed after measuring the tracking limits (which were VERY far forward after new pucks). Old pucks and new were not* all too different in height, which I found a bit shocking.

The aircraft is a night and day difference on the runway now at speed. totally controllable. Very thankful for the insight and encouragement from you all on my new venture into aircraft ownership. Oh, and other good news is that the slop noticed with nose gear when on jacks had no affect on runway, just the slight play during slow taxi.

 

Thanks again!

Edited November 30, 2025 by mpilot