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tightening the nylon insert nut to the axle, be careful to not overtighten. If
you ground a flat spot I find it best to position that facing the bottom so future
wheel collar retightening is more accessible. Now install one wheel collar, the
tire then the other wheel collar but don’t tighten. Now position the wheel pant
onto the axle and determine the exact position of the inner and outer wheel
collars such that the tire will not rub against the wheel pant. Once you have
this location add blue thread lock to the set screw and tighten your wheel
collars, do this to the tires on each side of the gear in the exact same manner.
Now position the wheel pant(s) onto the axle/gear and tighten with the 3mm
bolts/washers and use blue thread lock on these as well. Now use something to
support the fuselage and install the gear onto the bottom of the fuselage with
the remaining 4mm bolts, washers and nuts, see figures 8, 9 & 10.
NOTE: I found it easiest to put my hand thru the pipe tunnel to support the
nylon insert nuts during tightening of these four bolts/washers, but you can
also use the access holes near the tank mount area. Once this is all complete
now align your cuffs to the fuselage such that they are barely touching the
fuselage and glue them in place, blue tape is helpful to keep them in place
until the glue is dry. Again see figure 11.
Figure 8
Figure 9
