Assemble The Aileron Pushrods - GREAT PLANES J-3 Cub Instruction Manual

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along the edge of the wing. Press the two halves of the wing
together until the glue has hardened. Fill any gaps in the wing
joint with thick foam safe CA and harden it with CA accelerator.
2. Apply the included wing joining tape to the bottom
and the top of the wing at the wing joint. Press the tape
firmly to the surface of the wing.

Assemble the Aileron Pushrods

1. Enlarge the outer holes of the control horns with a
3/64" [1.2mm] drill bit. Apply a couple drops of CA glue to
the underside of the control horn backplates. Push the
control horn tabs through the slots in the ailerons as shown.
2. Press the control horn backplates onto the tabs to
secure the control horns to the ailerons. Glue the
backplates to the control horn tabs with a drop of CA.
3. Measure outward 1/2" [13mm] on either side of the
wing joint. Lightly sand the tape and the foam to scuff it
slightly, giving a better gluing surface for joining the wing to
the fuselage.
4. Center the wing with the top of the fuselage. Glue the
wing to the top of the fuselage with medium or thick foam
safe CA glue making sure that the wing is perpendicular to
the sides of the fuselage.
5. Locate the four 2-1/4" [57mm] pushrods and hook the
Z-bends into the outer holes of the servo horn and the outer
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