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compressed air
. Mak
e
sure the gear loc
ks at both
ends—up and do
wn.
It ma
y be necessar
y to slightly
tr
im the le
v
e
r to allo
w the landing gear str
u
t to mo
v
e
freely
. If necessar
y,
remo
v
e
the le
v
e
r,
tr
im, reinstall
and test.
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❏
10.
Use coarse sandpaper to roughen the
mounting base of tw
o small n
y
lon control hor
ns
(sho
wn in the photo to the r
ight).
3/8"
[10mm]
2-1/2"
[65mm]
INBO
ARD DOOR PUSHR
OD
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11.
Mak
e an
inboar
d door pushr
od
fi
rst b
y
cutting
par
t of the threaded end and par
t of the unthreaded
end of a 4" [100mm] pushrod as sho
wn abo
ve
.
INBO
ARD DOOR PUSHR
OD
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❏
12.
Use the sk
etch as a template to bend the
pushrod as sho
wn.
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❏
13.
The same as w
as done on the ball links f
o
r the
door hinges
, cut 1/8" [3mm] from the end of tw
o n
y
lon
cle
v
ises
. Mak
e the
outboar
d door pushr
od
using
the shor
t cle
v
ises and complete the inboard pushrod
using another regular cle
v
is and the hardw
are sho
wn.
Do not install the n
y
lon retainer on the br
ass scre
w
-
loc
k
pushrod connector until instr
ucted to do so later
.
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❏
14.
Connect the
outboar
d
pushrod to the
bellcr
ank le
v
e
r.
Use medium CA to glue the control
hor
n to the door in alignment with the le
v
e
r.
Retr
act
and e
x
tend the gear b
y
hand, adjusting the length
of the pushrod so the door will close when the gear
is retr
acted.
Retr
act and e
x
tend the gear with air
pressure
, making sure it w
o
rk
s
. Mak
e
sure the rear
hinge on the outboard door isn’t r
u
b
b
ing against the
wheel when the door is closed.
If it is
, y
ou can use
a hob
b
y
knif
e
to
carefull
y
tr
im do
wn the other side
of the wheel around the hole f
o
r the axle to shift the
wheel o
v
er
, or remount the rear of the nacelle co
v
e
r
slightly o
v
er to the side—either of which will giv
e
the
hinge and wheel more clear
ance
.
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❏
15.
Mak
e one more bend in the inboard pushrod
about 1/2" [13mm] from the end as sho
wn.
