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E-flite Pitts Model 12 15e ARF Assembly Manual
6. Fit the wheel into the wheel pant as shown.
7. Slide the screw through the bottom hole in the landing
gear. Use a 3mm nut and 3mm washer to attach the
wheel/wheel pant to the landing gear. Use threadlock on
the nut to prevent it from vibrating loose.
8. With the fuselage resting on its wheels, check that the
wheel pants will clear the ground as shown.
9. To keep the wheel pant from rotating, secure the wheel
pant using a 2mm x 6mm sheet metal screw.
10. Repeat Steps 5 through 9 for the remaining wheel
and wheel pant.