Bob Lavigne:
Does anyone have the vaguest idea what the part number might be for the
plastic trim wheel in a 1969 Be 23 ( M1242 ) and where one might be found?
Editor:
The part number is 169-524022. The last time they sold one, Beech priced this at $600+ (which is crazy). They have none now. There is a faint chance that I have one in my KSGJ maintenance hangar, but I won’t know until after Christmas. Let me know if you want me to look while I am down there. You can also check with the suppliers and salvage yards listed in BAC.
When you pull a trim wheel, the grommets are usually all worn out. PN 115005-2; you need two of them. RAPID has plenty of them for eighty-eight cents each. Everyone ought to order a couple in their next parts order. If there is enough interest, I’ll stock a few, but I would have to sell them above my cost from RAPID.