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Cessna 205 nose wheel?

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Does any one have a spare Cessna 205 (aka 210-5) nose wheel strut laying around?
Our 205 broke its internal, centering cam. Replacements are rare and expensive (quote $37,000!!!!!!!).

Can you substitute a nose wheel from a 210 built the same year?
Can you substitute 206 parts?
Does anyone have an STC for modifying a 205 nose wheel?

The new owner hates our 205 because of maintenance hassles. OTOH I love that 205 because I have jumped from it more than 1,000 times.

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Anyone you know or anyone here members of the Cessna Pilots Association? They can probably steer you toward far more cost effective solutions. (We've turned to the Cardinal Flyers Online for part sources for our 177RG.) Trade-a-Plane, aircraft salvage yards that part out unflyable aircraft, auctions are some of the sources we've accessed over the years. Is there a forum for DZOs? IIRC you're north of us. Try USPA, AOPA and their Canadian counterparts. Good luck. (For 37k they should loan you a Citation X while your 205 is in the shop.)

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Does any one have a spare Cessna 205 (aka 210-5) nose wheel strut laying around?
Our 205 broke its internal, centering cam. Replacements are rare and expensive (quote $37,000!!!!!!!).

Can you substitute a nose wheel from a 210 built the same year?
Can you substitute 206 parts?
Does anyone have an STC for modifying a 205 nose wheel?

The new owner hates our 205 because of maintenance hassles. OTOH I love that 205 because I have jumped from it more than 1,000 times.



Can't your AMO answer these questions?

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Yes, our AMO answered those questions, but his cheapest answer was $37,000!



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Can you substitute a nose wheel from a 210 built the same year?
Can you substitute 206 parts?
Does anyone have an STC for modifying a 205 nose wheel?

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