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Hangar 9 Phoenix 7 ARF Assembly Manual
13. Fit the engine into the fuselage. You will need to
remove material from the fuselage to fit your engine. Work
slowly, removing only small amounts at a time. Once fit, use
a sanding drum to smooth the edges.
14. Slide the spinner backplate ont he engine shaft.
Position the mounts so the spinner backplate is aligned
with the fusealge. Tighten the screws that secure the engine
mount rails to teh firewall. rmember to use threadlock ont eh
screws so they don’t vibrtate loose.
15. Use a drill and 11/64-inch (4.5mm) drill bit to drill a
hole for the throttle pushrod. The locations of the pushrod
tube will be based on your particular engine. Make sure you
will clear the landing gear rails before drilling.
16. Slide the pushrod tube into the hole in the fuselage
and through the standoff on the servo tray. Leave 1/8-inch
(3mm) of the pushrod tube forward of the firewall. Use
medium CA to glue the tube to the firewall and standoff.
17. Once the pushrod tube has been glued, use side
cutters to trim the pushrod rod 1/8-inch (3mm) after it
passes through the standoff.
18. Use a pin vise and 5/64-inch (2mm) drill bit to
enlarge the hole in a servo arm that is 9/16-inch (14mm)
from the center of the arm. Insert the brass pushrod
connector in the hole, then use pliers to secure the
connector using a pushrod connector backplate.
