LOCATE THE LANDING GEAR CHANNEL
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1. On the bottom of the fuselage, there is a channel for the main
landing gear. Locate this channel by running your finger over the
covering on the bottom of the fuselage. Use a hobby knife to remove
the covering from this channel.
PREPARE THE CHANNEL FOR GEAR
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2. Test fit the chrome landing gear wires into the holes in the
channel. If they will not go in easily, drill out the two holes using a
5/32" (4mm) drill bit. Next, use the drill bit or hobby knife to bevel
the inside corners of the holes so that the bend in the wire will seat
fully into the holes and the wire will be flush with the bottom of
the fuselage.
ATTACH THE LANDING GEAR WIRES TO THE FUSELAGE
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3. Install the landing gear wires into the channel. Attach the
nylon landing gear straps to the fuselage using four 3 x 12mm sheet
metal screws. The holes for the screws are pre-drilled.
INSTALL THE STEERING PUSHROD
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4. Attach the “Z” bend of the wire to the hole on the steering arm.
Slide the wire into the pushrod housing so that the screw on the
steering arm is facing forward. The wire should be on the bottom of
the steering arm.
INSTALL THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WIRE
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5. Install the nose landing gear wire through the nose gear
bracket. Next, the wire will go through the steering arm. Holding the
steering arm against the bearing, slide the wheel collar and tighten it
into position.
PREPARE THE AXLES AND INSTALL THE WHEEL COLLARS
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6. Prepare the axles for the wheel collars by filing a 3/4" (19mm)
flat spot on the outer edge of the main and nose gear. This is done to
prevent the wheel collar from turning or becoming loose during
flight. Perform this step for both of the main gear and the nose gear.
Secure one of the wheel collars 1-3/8" (35mm) from the end of the
axle on the main gear using a M3 x 6 machine screw. The first wheel
collar on the nose gear will slide fully onto the gear, against the
bend. A total of three wheel collars and three 3 x 6mm machine
screws should have been used during this step.
LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION
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