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VMAR CHALLENGER 40ARF TRAINER
TM
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3.4.2
Locate the nose gear steering arm and back off
the steering arm set screw.
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3.4.3
Turn the fuselage over and locate the steering
control rod protruding from the firewall. Pull the control rod
forward so that you have a bit of room to work.
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3.4.4
Using the Allen wrench from the Servo Tray Parts
Bag, remove the pre-installed EZ connector from the end
of the steering arm control rod and after consulting the
illustration below, install the EZ connector on to the nose
gear steering arm. Tighten the retaining nut securely.
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3.4.5
Connect the steering control rod to the EZ
connector as shown below. Tighten the Allen screw
securely using the Allen wrench and a touch of liquid
thread locker.
SLEEVE TUBE
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STEP 3.3 - CHALLENGER -
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
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STEP 3.4 - CHALLENGER -
NOSE GEAR INSTALLATION.
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3.3.1
To assemble the nose gear
you will need the following items from
the Nose Gear Parts Bag.
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3.3.2
Locate the pre-bent metal
nose gear wire
[NG]
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3.3.3
Place one of the wheel
collars
[COL]
on the pre-bent nose
gear wire.
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3.3.4
Place the ultralight treaded
wheels
[W]
on the pre-bent nose
gear wire.
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3.3.5
Install the second wheel
collar
[COL]
on to the pre-bent nose
gear wire. Leave enough of a gap to
allow the wheel to rotate freely.
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3.3.6
Apply liquid thread locker
and securely tighten the set screws
in each wheel collar.
[COL]
You will also need the following items that are not included
with your Challenger.
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Liquid thread locker
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Phillips screw driver
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2 Wheel collars
[COL]
with set
screws
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1 Pre-bent metal nose gear wire
[NG]
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1 Ultralight treaded wheel 62 mm
(2-7/16 in.) diameter
[W]
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1 Nose gear steering arm
[SA]
with set screw from the
nose gear parts bag.
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2 EZ connectors
[EZ]
that
were pre-installed on each
end of the steering arm
control rod.
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1 Allen wrench
[AW]
for
the screw in the pre-installed
EZ connectors
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3.4.1
To install the nose gear you will need the fuse-
lage
[FS]
, the nose gear assembly from Step 3.3 and
The nose gear must be assembled before it can be
installed. See Step 3.3 if you have not yet assembled the
nose gear.
You will also need the following items that do not come
with your Challenger.
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Phillips screw driver
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Liquid thread locker
STEERING ARM [SA]
EZ CONNECTOR [EZ]
STEERING
CONTROL ROD
NOSE GEAR AND WHEEL
MAIN GEAR AND WHEELS