Installing The Throttle - Pheonix Model Cessna 182 Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual
6. Attach clevis to the control horn.
7. Locate one nylon servo arm, and using wire
cutters, remove all but one of the arms using a
2mm drill bit, enlarge the third hole out from the
center to accommodate the rudder pushrod wire.
8. Plug the rudder servo into the receiver and
center the servo. Install the servo arm onto the
servo.
9. Center the rudder and hold it in place using a
piece of masking tape.
10. With the rudder and rudder servo centered,
carefully place a mark on the rudder pushrod
wire where it crosses the hole in the servo arm.
11. Using a pliers, carefully make a 90 degree
bend up at the mark made. Cut off excess wire,
leaving about 8mm beyond the bend.
12. Insert the 90 degree bend up through the hole
in the servo arm. Install one nylon snap keeper
over the wire to secure it to the arm. Install the
servo arm retaining screw and remove the
masking tape from the rudder.
13.Using thick CA glue, secure the pushrod
sleeves to the pushrod sleeve guide.
Remove the covering
Rudder pushrod

INSTALLING THE THROTTLE

1. Install one adjustable metal connector through
the third hole out from the center of one servo
arm, enlarge the hole in the servo arm using a
2mm drill bit to accommodate the servo
connector. Remove the excess material from
the arm.
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After installing the adjustable metal connector
apply a small drop of thin C/A to the bottom
nut. This will prevent the connector from
loosening during flight.
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2. Plug the throttle servo into the receiver and turn
on the radio system. Check to ensure that the
throttle servo output shaft is moving in the
correct direction. When the throttle stick is
moved forward from idle to full throttle, the
throttle barrel should also open and close using
this motion. If not, reverse the direction of the
servo, using the transmitter.
3. Slide the adjustable metal connector / servo
arm assembly over the plain end of the
pushrod wire. Position the throttle stick and the
throttle trim at their lowest positions.
4. Manually push the carburator barrel fully
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closed. Angle the arm back about 45 degree
from center and attach the servo arm onto the
servo. With the carburator barrel fully closed,
tighte the set screw in the adjustable metal
connector.
5. Remove the excess throttle pushrod wire using
wire cutters and install the servo arm retaining
screw.
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CESSNA 182
Steering nose rod
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