Install The Wheels & Wheel Pants - GREAT PLANES Super Stearman Instruction Manual

5. Glue the blocks to the engine mount rails with CA. Drill two
3/32" [2.5mm] holes through each of the blocks and the engine
mount. Drill a 1/8" [3mm] clearance hole through the block
only! Do not drill into the engine mount with the 1/8" [3mm] bit!
Countersink the top of each of the holes you have drilled so that
the screw heads will sit flush with the top of the hardwood
blocks. Install a #4 x 1" [25mm] screw into each of the four holes
making sure that the head of the screw is flush or slightly below
the top of the wood block.
6. Place the box on top of the rails and between the triangle
stock located on the firewall. Drill four 1/16" [1.6mm] holes
through the inside of the box and into the hardwood rails.
Install and then remove a #2 x 3/8" [9mm] wood screw into
each of the holes. Remove the box. Apply a couple of drops
of thin CA into each of the holes to harden the threads. Allow
the glue to cure.
7. Attach the box to the hardwood blocks. Secure the top
of the box with two #2 x 3/8" [10mm] screws and a two
#2 washers. Fuelproof the box and rails.
That's it for now for our box for lead. When you get the plane
ready for flight you will install the appropriate amount of
ballast to balance the plane.
Did you know?
Over the years the Stearman has seen
duty as a primary trainer, a reconnaissance plane, a crop
duster, and an air show performer. In 1934 Argentina, Brazil
and the Philippines used Stearmans featuring wing-
mounted .30 caliber machine guns, a bomb rack between
the landing struts and a single machine gun for the rear!
Install the Wheels & Wheel Pants
1. Install the tail wheel onto the tail wheel wire, securing it
with a 3/32" [2.4mm] wheel collar and a 4-40 set screw.
2. You are going to be doing a left and right wheel pant.
Be sure you do not make two wheel pants for the same side.
Do the right side wheel pant first so that your pant matches the
pictures. Place a piece of masking tape on the left side of the
wheel pant. Make a mark at the center of the wheel opening.
Measure up 1/2" [13mm], then make a crossing mark. On this
mark make a 1/2" [13mm] diameter hole, using progressively
larger drill bits or a rotary tool with a cutting burr.
3. Sand the inside of the wheel pant on the side with
the hole. Wipe the area clean with denatured alcohol. Mix a
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