I did a ferry flight on a 182rg that (it later tured out) had a dodgy history on the main gear.
When I got to the destination,The nose wheel came down and the mains trailed behind like a wounded duck.No amount of recycling,high g turns,etc. had any effect.
I hope you are never in that position,wishing you had the gear serviced/inspected.
Unfortuneatly the high cost of owning an aircraft with retractable gear is well known and is a choice you make when deciding what aircraft you own.That's why I fly fixed u/c.
However, if you talk to your engineer there may be some ways of minimising the costs if he is susceptable to you doing some of the minor work under his supervision.
I think in these hard times for CofA aircraft owners,engineers have got to modify their outlook in view of the huge benefits and advances of permit to fly aircraft or go out of buisness.