Mount The Wheel Pants & Landing Gear - GREAT PLANES U-Can-Do 3D.46 Instruction Manual

14. Use a hobby knife or a 5/32" [4mm] brass tube
sharpened on the end to cut a groove in the leading edge of
the rudder to accommodate the nylon tail gear bearing. Drill
a 1/8" [3.2mm] hole 1" [25mm] into the rudder for the "arm"
portion of the tail gear wire.
15. Carefully apply a small dab of petroleum jelly to the
top and bottom of the tail gear bearing where the tail gear
wire goes through the bearing to keep glue from entering.
Apply 30-minute epoxy inside the slot in the fuselage for the
tail gear bearing and to the hinge of the tail gear bearing.
Install the tail gear bearing and wipe away any excess epoxy.
16. Test fit the rudder to the tail gear and the fin using three
CA hinges. Repeat until you are satisfied that the rudder fits
properly. Apply epoxy in the rudder for the tail gear wire. Fit the
rudder with hinges to the fuse and wipe away residual epoxy.
Apply 6 drops of thin CA to both sides of each hinge.
13. Attach the 1" [25mm] tail wheel with the 3/32" wheel
collar and the 4-40 set screw.
Mount the Wheel Pants & Landing Gear
1. Glue one 3/32" x 1-1/8" x 1-1/8" [2.4 x 28 x 28mm]
plywood wheel pant mount with a 3/16" [4.8mm] hole to a
3/32" x 1-1/8" x 1-1/8" [2.4 x 28 x 28mm] plywood wheel
pant mount with a 1/2" [13mm] hole. Make two sets of these.
2. Round the bottom edge of the wheel pant mount so
it fits in the pant when the 1/2" [13mm] hole in the mount is
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