Assemble And Install The Landing Gear - Phoenix Model Extra 300S Instruction Manual

assemble and install the landing gear

1. Slide a landing gear fairing onto each landing
gear leg as shown. Hold the gear legs up to the
fuselage in position to confirm that you have
the fairings on correctly before continuing.
2. Locate the wheel pants from the hardware bag.
Mark the locations of the mounting axles onto
the wheel pants. The locations of the two
mounting holes are the middle of the wheel
opening, on right side, left side and 10mm from
the bottom of the wheel pant.
3. Using a 5mm drill bit, carefully drill two pilot
holes through the wheel pant at the TWO
marks you made.
Drill
4. Using a modeling knife, carefully cut out two line
from the margin of the hole onto the wheel pant.
Just cut only one side of the wheel pant, where
the main gear will install. Be sure to make a left
and right wheel pant.
5. Slide a 4.5mm nut/ two 16mm flat washers /
4.5mm nut / collar / wheel / collar onto the axle.
6. Slide the axle assembly into the wheel pant.
There are just one nut and two flat washers
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outside of the wheel pant.
7. Remove one nut, one flat washer. Attach the
main landing gear to the axle.
8. Center both collars and wheel in the middle of
the wheel pant, lock both collars in place using
a hexagon 2mm screw.
9. With the landing gear in place, tighten two nuts.
Fairing
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Cut
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16mm flat washer
After installing the wheel pant, apply a small
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drop of thin C/A to the bottom nut.
10. Repeat step 1- step 8 to install the second
wheel pant assembly.
11. Mount the main landing gear to the fuselage
using (3) 4mm x 20mm machine screws and
flat washers provided in the kit.
12. Secure the fairing to the fuselage.
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Screw
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