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Section 8: Hinging the Rudder and Installing the
Tail Wheel
• Rudder
• Fuselage
• Tail wheel assembly
• Thin CA glue
• CA remover/debonder
• Threadlock Z-42
• 30-minute epoxy
• Drill
• Drill bits: 1/16", 3/32"
• Needle nose pliers
• Hobby knife with #11 blade
• Felt tipped pen
• Paper towels
• Rubbing alcohol
• Toothpicks (optional)
• Vaseline or oil
Parts Needed
Tools and Adhesives Needed
Step 1.
Trial fit the rudder in position on the vertical fin with
the hinges in place. Note that three hinges attach the rudder to
the vertical fin and one attaches the rudder to the fuselage.
Step 2.
Insert the tail wheel wire into the pivot bushing. With
the pivot bushing resting against the bend in the tail wheel wire,
use needle nose pliers to make a 90 degree bend in the direction
shown below, above the top of the pivot bushing. The bend is
90° to the axle of the tailwheel wire.
Note:
The part of the tail wheel wire that inserts into the rudder
must go into the hardwood block in the rudder. This
block extends15/16” from the bottom of the rudder.
Locate the bend of the tail wheel wire so it is approxi-
mately 3/4” above to bottom of the rudder.
Step 3.
Hold the tail wheel assembly up to the fuselage in a
position where it’s flush with the fuselage bottom. Note where
the wire rests in reference to the rudder. Using a felt tipped pen,
mark the position where the hole is to be drilled into the rudder.
Also mark the position of the slot where the pivot bushing will fit
into the back of the fuselage.