FG Modellsport Leopard 4 Competition Mounting Instructions page 5

1. Press the right alum. front axle
housing on the front differential
gear, guide pulley 16mm, toothed
belt wheel 12 t (as pictured in
position 4).
2. Place the complete alum. front
axle housing on the alum. chassis
and fix it using M4x14 counter-
sunk screws.
Alum. chassis
Toothed belt
Alum. rear axle
mount left
Toothed belt
Rear
differential
gear
Alum. rear
axle mount
Screw
right
M5x14
Position 8
Parts are in
bag B
3. Press the rear axle cover
between the alum. rear axle
mounts and fix it with alum.
connecting brace, M4x20 pan-
head screw and Ø4,3 disk.
Alum. rear
axle mount
left
Rear axle cover
Screw
Alum. rear
M4x20
axle mount
Disk Ø4,3
right
All metric screws need to be secured with thread lock fluid.
Position 5
Front
Parts are in
differential
bag C
gear
Alum. front
axle hou-
sing left
Alum. front
axle hou-
sing right
Top part
belt channel
Mount the closed side of the lower belt chan-
nel facing upwards. The teeth of the toothed
belt are not allowed to touch each other.
Bottom part
belt channel
Alum. chassis
Hint: The position of the front bearing seat is made for
the front plastic toothed belt wheel with 42 teeth. The
position of the rear bearing seat is made for the front
plastic toothed belt wheel with 40 teeth.
2. Push the bearing shaft for the belt pulley hou-
sing centrically in the 3 ball bearings 10x19x7.
3. Impress the bearing shaft which is equipped with
ball bearings in the bearing seat of the left and
right belt pulley housing and fix it with M4x14
pan-head screws and Ø4,3 disks.
Alum.
connection
brace
1. Place the mounted belt pulley housing on toothed
belt and belt channel as described in position 8 and fix
it on the alum. chassis using the 4,2x16 countersunk
screws. For this purpose, slightly move the belt.
2. When the assembly is performed, turn the belt in run-
ning direction. Make sure the belt is easily rotatable.
Screw
4,2x16
1. Place the toothed belt on the rear differential gear as
pictured in position 6.
2. Press the left and right alum. rear axle mounts on
the ball bearing of the rear differential gear as shown in
position 6.
3. Place the left and right alum. rear axle mounts on
the alum. chassis and fix them using M5x14 counter-
sunk screws.
4. Lay the bottom part of the belt channel on the bot-
tom part of the toothed belt as described in position 6.
Now press the top part into the bottom part of the belt
channel. Push the complete belt channel into the ope-
ning of the alum. front axle housing. Make sure the
toothed belt is running smoothly.
Screw
M4x14
Screw
Position 7
4,2x16
Parts are in
bag B
Mounting posi-
tion toothed belt
wheel 40 teeth
Alum. chassis
5. Fix the belt channel from
underneath to the alum. chassis
using the 4,2x16 countersunk
screws.
Screw
M4x14
1. Impress the plastic bearing
seat with inbound collar (pay
Disk Ø4,3
attention to fitting position) in
the left and right belt pulley
housing as described in posi-
tion 7.
Mounting position
for toothed belt
wheel 42 teeth
Belt pulley
housing left
Ball bearing
10x19x7
Bearing shaft
for belt pulley
housing
Collar
Plastic bearing seat
Position 6
Parts are in
bag B
Belt pulley
housing right