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❑ Slide one M4 flat washer up against the hex nut, then slide the wheel
and threaded axle assembly into the slot in the wheel pant, making sure
that the flat washer is on the inside of the wheel pant .
❑ Secure the threaded axle to the main gear bracket, using one M4 flat
washer and one M4 lock nut. Tighten the outer lock nut firmly while
securely holding the inner lock nut in place.
❑ While holding the wheel pant aligned (the bottom of the wheel pant
should be parallel to the bottom edge of the landing gear bracket), use
the tip of your modeling knife to make a small pilot hole in the wheel
pant, using the predrilled hole in the landing gear bracket as a guide.
❑ Install and tighten one M2 x 10mm flange-head wood screw to lock
the wheel pant into place and keep it from rotating.
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✦ Don't overtighten the wood screw or you might strip
the plastic.
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✦ Tighten the lock nut firmly so that the wheel pant cannot rotate under pressure.
❑ Slide the end of the threaded axle through the predrilled hole in the main gear bracket.
❑ Repeat the previous procedures to install the second wheel and wheel pant assembly.
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✦ Before installing the wood screw in the second wheel pant assembly, double-check that both wheel pants are
lined up with each other when viewed from the side.
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