Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
Pre-Paint>Fuselage>Firewall forward>Assemble and fit nose gear
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Pre-Paint>Fuselage>Firewall forward>Assemble and fit nose gear
Objectives of this task:
To assemble and fit the nose gear including the front wheel to the stage where the aircraft is
standing on its own 3 wheels, the main gear having been fitted previously.
Materials required:
Card # J7
‘Undercarriage’
Card # J19 „
Nose leg’
Card # J20
‘Nose wheel’
Epoxy resin and flock
Steps
1.
Assemble the nose leg
2.
Assemble the nose leg housing
3.
Fit the nose leg housing
4.
Assemble the nose wheel
5.
Fit the nose leg and nose wheel
Assemble the nose leg
Assemble the nose leg by reference to the drawing 2 pages over.
Press the nylon bush through the tube at the bottom of the leg (photo
at right, flock in place if needed) and then fit the machined yoke with
an AN4-72A bolt, washer and castellated nut. Use a split pin to retain
the castellated nut. Fit the lower retaining collar to the machined
section of the nose leg (arrowed above) with an AN3-22A bolt.
Fit the lower part of the suspension shaft to the yoke, placing the
nylon bush through the bottom hole, superglue a washer on each side and secure in the yoke
with an AN5-15A bolt, washer and Nyloc nut as shown circled in yellow in the photos below.
Slip the upper shaft into the lower section and secure with an AN3-7A bolt, washer and Nyloc
nut. Slip the red suspension rubbers over the upper shaft. Note that in the photos above the
nose leg has been left out for clarity.