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Main Landing Gear:
Gather the following parts for the Main Landing Gear;
Front V Brace
;
Rear V Brace
;
Left Swing Axle
;
Right Swing Axle
;
Axle Struts
(2);
Wing Transport Carrier Rod
;
Front Bellcrank
;
Rear Bellcrank
;
3/32”x 2-7/8” Brass Tube
;
0-80 Nuts
(2);
00-
90 x 1/4” Bolt and Nut
(2). See picture below.
Glue the
Front
and
Rear V Braces
in place on the
Fuselage Stringers
at the junction of the
Cross
Braces
perpendicular to the
Fuselage
. It may be necessary to file with a small round needle file to
have a tight fit on the
Stringers
.
Check the clearance of the 3/32” holes in the
Left
and
Right Swing
Axles
and the
Front
and
Rear V Braces
and check for alignment with the
3/32” x 2- 7/8” Brass Tube
.
Note that the
Right Swing Axle
fits within the
Left
when matching the holes to each other. Carefully
index the
3/32” Brass Tube
through the
V Braces
and
the Swing Axles
as seen in the picture below
with the
Tube
ends spaced equally out the
V Braces
. Now carefully index the bent end of the
Axle
Strut
with the single hole onto the
Post
at the end of the
Swing Axle
; add the
00-
90 x1/4” Bolt
while
aligning the other end of the
Strut
with the two flanges onto the
Swing Arm
at the
Fuselage
; once the
Bolt
is in place then add the
00-90
Nut
. See the picture below. Now glue the bent end of the
Strut
to
the small
Post
and then add the
0-80 Nut
onto the small post. Repeat the process to the other side.
Both axle assemblies should be free to move up and down.
