Mooney M20M - Nose Gear and Doors; Nose Gear Removal; Nose Gear Installation; Nose Gear Door Rigging

MOONEY AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
M20M
SERVICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
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in.
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II
c
B
ASSIST
BUNGEE
FIGURE
32-4
3.
Disconnect link
(A)
on
nose
gear
truss
assembly
MAIN
INBOARD
GEAR
DOOR
RIGGING
FIGURE
32-3
(Figure
32-5).
CAUTION
5.
Remove
aircraft
from
jacks.
Eccentric
bushings
at
(J)
(Fig.
32-6)
may
have
a
6.
Retum
aircraft to
service.
flush
head
screw
installed
on
either
side. This
flushhead
screw
and
counter
sunk
eccentric
NOTE
MUST
BE
re-installed
at
same
locations.
To
remove
INBOARD
GEAR
DOORS
use
a
sharpened
punch
less
than
.093
dia.
or a
short
4.
Disconnect
nose
gear
steering
horn
link
(B)
piece
of
hinge
pin
to
open
the
crimped
hinge
(Figure
32-5).
assembly
pin
hole.
5.
Remove
left
and
right
gear
mounting
bolts
(D)
and
(E)
(Figure
32-5)
from
tubular
structure
and
nose
gear
32-10-06
INSTALLING
ASSIST
BUNGEE
truss
assembly.
(560213-501)
6.
Carefully
remove nose
gear
assembly.
1.
Retract
gear.
7.
DO NOT
attempt
to
repair
heat treated
2.
Pull
gear
down
with
emergency
extension
until
components
of
nose
landing
gear
assembly.
main
retract
bellcrank
and
rod
end
bungee
line
up.
Install
proper
length
AN3
bolt
through
rod
end
bearing
32-20-02
NOSE
GEAR
INSTALLATION
and
proper
length
AN4 bolt
through
block.
Torque
nuts
1.
Lubricate
wheel
bearings,
retraction
linkage
and
and
safety,
left
and
right
mount
bearings.
CAUTION
2.
Install
gear
in
reverse
order
of
removal
procedure.
Bump
gear
up,
CAREFULLY,
just
to
take load
off the
3/16
in.
installation
pin
at
(B).
Remove
32-20-03
NOSE
GEAR
DOOR RIGGING
pin
from
(8)
(Fig. 32-4).
1.
Raise
aircraft
on
jacks.
(Refer
to
SECTION
7-1
0-00.)
3.
With
bungee
installed
re-check
preload
per
steps
30
thru
34
of
SECTION
32-30-02.
NOTE
Gear
system
must
be
properly
rigged
prior
to
32-20-00
NOSE GEAR
AND
DOORS
gear
door
rigging,
see
SECTION
32-3091.
32-20-01
NOSE
GEAR
REMOVAL.
2.
Adjust
gear
door
link rods
(H
and J
Figure
32-5)
to
obtain
proper
door
fit
when
closed.
1.
Raise
aircraft
on
jacks
per
SECTION
7-10-00.
2.
Partially
retract
gear
as
described
by
SECTION
32-60-01.
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32-10-06
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