Anyway, what I need currently is a new set of main retracts. They retract up just fine, however, when lowering the gear they stick and will not release until I push against the wheel to release them from binding (in the plane or out of the plane). The geometry of the machining of the slots in the side plates is not correct on the mains and the more pressure that is applied to retract the gear the harder it is to get them to release when lowered.
I had this problem on my MB339 gear ... dont know if its applicable to your gear, but all i needed to do was file the guide frame a bit where the slider locks...
I also do agree with you that these planes need a lot of work to make them airworthy, and likely many like some dealers get these planes with necessary mods already done, not realizing that is not what many others get, ... However much irritating some of these issues are, the planes do look, function and fly nice when done ...
~V~