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Chapter 3
Landing Gear and Tail Wheel Assemblies
Now that we’re ready for assembly, we are going to start with the main landing gear first. You will need to
locate the following parts to begin assembly.
Place an “
” to ensure task completion:
What you will need in this chapter for the main gear:
Main gear
One pair of 4.5” inch wheels
One pair of wheel pants
One pair of wheel pant cuffs
One pair of Dubro axles
Four wheel collars
Hardware pack marked “wheels”
Fuselage
Rudder
Tail wheel assembly
Not Provided:
½” and a 9/16” inch wrench
Blue loc-tite
Allen wrench for wheel collars
White wood glue such as Elmer’s or Epoxy
Slide the wheel cuffs partway onto the
m
ain gear.
Fasten the axles to the main landing gear with
the lock nuts.
Using your four wheel collars and wheels,
center you wheels on the axles. Place the
collars as close to the wheels as possible but
ensure the wheels still rotate freely. Again, we
don’t want the wheel to move from side to side
and contact the wheel pants. Also, we strongly
recommend the use of loc-tite on the setscrews
of the wheel collars to prevent them from
vibrating loose.
