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I am trying to replace the bearing on my elevator control horn, p/n AN200KS4 on figure 26 of the A model PM. I checked with Cessna, that p/n was superceded by MS27645-4. I got the new bearing from Genuine Aircraft Hardware and it has p/n MS27645-4A and it's too small. Does the -4A mean something different than the just the -4? I had the old bearing pressed out of the horn and noticed that it looked like the old bearing had a sleeve around, thought that I might have not pressed out the actual bearing from the sleeve, but the PM only shows the bearing, and I missing something or do I have the wrong bearing?

Thanks for any help in advance...

v/r,
Jud

I found the answer to my own question...a -4 has an bigger outside diameter than a -4A...darn p/n's anyhow...

Jud

Sounds like Genuine needs to send you the correct part and take the incorrect one back ( and refund some freight?)

another lessoned learned...they won't accept returns if you take it out of the package. Anyone need a MS27645-4A?

Poor customer service, in my oponion, since it was their fault to start with.

Demand repalcement from your supplier. They made the mistake.

I would press harder if I knew for sure that when I called it in, I gave the right part number...their order shows exactly what they sent me. So I'll just eat this one but I'll make sure the next time.

Rupert, how much money are we talking about? (Of course, from their standpont they cannot offer an opened product for resale to someone else.)

The bearing itself was $22, but of course it was during annual and I paid $48 to get it shipped here ASAP. And I only went with Genuine because they were the only ones that had the elevator bearings that I could find, so I thought I'd save in shipping and have all four bearings coming from the same place. Turns out I had to wait a week for them to get the 3 elevator bearings and Spruce had the bearing that was mixed up for only $17 and they would have shipped via USPS for $0.87 and probably made it here faster.

I do understand their policy about open parts due to the QA they have.

Like I said, an expensive lessoned learned, but isn't that what owning an airplane is all about?

By the way George, I completed the SK-70A52-4 Tailwheel upgrade during annual along with replacing the angle and skin between the last two bulkheads. Really made a big difference in strength and ground handling. Air Repair, Inc helped a great deal with parts and service.