Install Nose Gear Steering - Top Flite CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Instruction Book

11. Check alignment, then glue the die-cut
1/8" ply Wing Saddle Braces into the notches
on F-2B and F-3B.
12. Fit the die-cut 1/8" ply rear Window
Frames into the notches in F-5B and the Wing
Saddle Braces. The upper ends should protrude
above the Wing Saddle Brace about 3/32". Glue
the Rear Window Frames into position then
lightly sand the protruding tips, leaving about
1/16" above the Wing Saddle Brace.
13. Glue the top and bottom die-cut 3/32"
balsa Cabin Sides together.
14. Align both Cabin Sides fore and aft on the
Main Stringer between IP and F-5B. Fit the
notch at the upper front corner of the Cabin Side
wing roots to the tabs at the top of F-2B. Glue
the Cabin Sides to the Main Stringers, F-2B and
F-3B, but not to the Wing Saddle Brace.
15. Press down on the middle of the Wing
Saddle Brace until it is about 1/16" below the top
edge of the Cabin Side, then wick thin CA along
the seam to hold it in position. When cured, add
a fillet of medium CA to the joint to secure it in
place. This depression will allow for the addition
of Foam Wing Saddle Tape and minor
adjustment to the wing's alignment if needed.
16. Repeat Step 15 for the other side of the
fuse. Sand the edge of the Cabin Sides flush
with the Rear Window Frames.
17. Use 30-Minute Epoxy to glue the 3/8" x
7/8" x 1" hardwood Wing Bolt Blocks into the
pockets of the Wing Saddle Braces and to F-3B.
Make sure that you obtain a solid bond between
all parts. Turn the fuse upside down and add a
fillet of epoxy around the edges of the Wing
Bolt Blocks under the Wing Saddle Braces.

Install nose gear steering

1. Install a 3/16" Wheel Collar and Set
Screw on the Nose Gear Wire, between the
upper and lower parts of the Nose Gear Bearing.
The top end of the Nose Gear Wire must
protrude 3/16" above the top of the Bearing.
Install the Nose Gear Steering Arm on the top
end of the Nose Gear Wire as shown. Use a 6-
32 x 1/4" Socket Head Cap Screw to secure
the Nose Gear Steering Arm in position, angled
1-1/8" forward of F-1 when the wheel's axle is
parallel to F-1. See plan bottom view for angle.
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2. Cut 1/2" from the threaded end of the 4-40
x 12" Nose Wheel Steering Pushrod wire. File
off any burrs from the cut end. Screw a 4-40 Hex
Nut and Metal Clevis onto the Pushrod. Use the
pattern on the plans to bend the Pushrod as
indicated, but don't cut off the excess yet.
3. Drill a 3/32" hole through the outer hole of
the Nose Gear Steering Arm. Insert the heavy-
duty Screw Lock Pushrod Connector up from
the bottom of the Nose Wheel Steering Arm,
then secure it with a Star Washer. Insert the
unthreaded end of the Pushrod through the
Connector toward F-1. View the fuse from above
to align the Pushrod with the rudder servo, then
mark F-1 using the Pushrod as a punch.
4. Drill a 3/16 hole through F-1 on the mark
you just made.
5. Hook up your radio and check that the
rudder servo is centered. Cut the Pushrod to