Fuselage Assembly
1. Lets mount the landing gear first. Locate the aluminum landing gear, (4) 3mm
machine screws ( 2 long, 2 short), (4) wheel collars, the two wheel pants and
wheels and the 2 small plywood squares. Use medium CA to glue the plywood
square to the inside of each wheel pant, centered in the wheel pant opening. You
may need to open the hole in the wheel pant slightly to allow plenty of clearance
for the wheel. Use a drum sanding wheel for this with your moto-tool.
2. Locate the 2 longest 3mm screws and hex nuts. These are the wheel axles. Insert
the screw through the pre-drilled hole in the landing gear and retain with the hex
nut. It would be a good idea to use a drop of blue loc-tite here. Slide one of the
wheel collars onto the axle, followed by the wheel, followed by another wheel
collar. Slide the wheel pant over this assembly before tightening the set screws in
the wheel collars to make sure the wheel is positioned so that it fits in the opening
in the pants. When satisfied, tighten the setscrews in the wheel collars. Position
the wheel pants over the wheels (you will need to slot the wheel pant so that it
will slide down over the axle, again quick work with a moto-tool and proper
attachment). Drill a small hole in the landing gear and into the ply square you
glued into the wheel pants and use one of the small machine screws to secure.
You may also want to put a drop of med CA between the wheel pant and
aluminum gear. The picture below will make this much clearer.
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