Section 10: Installing The Landing Gear - Hangar 9 Piper Cherokee Instruction Manual

Section 10: Installing the Landing Gear

Parts Needed
• Main landing gear (2)
• Landing gear straps — nylon (4)
• 2.6mm self-tapping screws (8)
Step 1. Locate the main landing gear slots in the bottom of the
wing by running your hand along the underside of the wing.
Using a sharp hobby knife, remove the covering from each of the
wing landing gear slots.
Step 2. Mix a small amount (approximately 1/8 ounce) of
6-minute epoxy. Using an epoxy brush, lightly coat the exposed
wood in each of the wing landing gear slots. This will prevent
the wood from becoming fuel soaked.
Tools and Adhesives Needed
• Epoxy brush
• Pencil
• 6-minute epoxy
• Hobby knife
• Drill
• 1/16'' drill bit
• Medium Phillips screwdriver
Step 3. After the epoxy has cured completely, place the main
landing gear into the channel in one of the wing panels as
shown.
Step 4. Remove two landing gear straps from the plastic parts
tree and place them across the landing gear strut. Using a
pencil, mark the location of the four landing gear mounting strap
holes.
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