INSTALL THE NOSE GEAR
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1. Locate the aluminum
engine mount
. Turn the mount
over and take notice of the recesses on the bottom of both
rails. Locate four 4mm nuts. Test fit the nuts into the recesses
in the bottom of the landing gear rails. Once the nuts are
properly seated in the rails, carefully apply a small drop of
medium CA glue onto the edge of the nuts. Do not apply too
much glue; this could cause glue to wick into the threads of
the nuts. Allow the glue to cure or apply some CA accelerator
to the glue to speed the curing process.
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2. Locate the nylon
nose gear block
. Install it onto the
firewall using two 4 x 15mm machine screws.
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3. Install the engine mount to the firewall with four 4 x
15mm machine screws, 4mm lock washers and 4mm flat washers.
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4. Locate one of the two 14" [356mm] white nylon
pushrod
tubes
. Roughen one end of the tube with 220-grit sandpaper.
Insert the un-sanded end of the tube into the hole in the
bottom left side of the firewall. Feed the tube through the
fuselage so that it exits inside of the forward fuselage former.
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5. Apply a small amount of 6-minute epoxy to the end of
the white nylon tube. Position the tube so that it extends
beyond the firewall approximately 1/4" [6mm]. Allow the
epoxy to cure.
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6. Install a 4mm wheel collar into the nylon steering arm.
Once the wheel collar is in position install a 3 x 10mm machine
screw into the arm and wheel collar.
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