I'll second that.  Last annual (aka cond insp) I had to have the nose strut
rebuilt at the factory to the tune of about $800. The problem was related to
pins in the strut that are damaged by exceeding the turn limit.

I think they recommend never turning the nose past that pivot point (marked on
the nose post rebuild) even when hand towing.  And you should not turn the nose
while the aircraft is stationary.
Matt McManus
LNC2 360


Quoting Robert Pastusek <rpastusek@htii.com>:

> John Hafen writes:
> John, there may be other reasons, but one big concern is that the nose strut
> has some centering devices inside that are very easily damaged by turning
> the nose wheel beyond it's pivot limit........