Aligning The Main Gear; Installing The Main Gear - BVM Bandit arf Assembly And Operation Instructions Manual

ALIGNING THE MAIN GEAR

Due to the nature of "building in the mold" and the possibility of minor differences in production wing
panels, the flex plates have been designed to allow the position of the main retracts to be adjusted. As
one can see the outer holes on the flex plates are oversized, but the CF washers are drilled for the 4-40
bolts, this allows the retract unit to be positioned correctly without shimming, re-drilling, or sanding.

INSTALLING THE MAIN GEAR

Cut and install (2) sets of 20" red, gray, and clear
airlines onto the retract assembly. The red line is for
"Retracts up", gray is for "Gear down", and the clear is
for the brake line in the wing. (Blue brake line will be
used in the fuselage.) The photo shows a left retract
unit, the gray line is always kept on the front of the
retract unit. The clear brake line is also adjacent the
front side of the strut and over the round brass frame
cross member of the retract unit.
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The final position is set by the CNC Machined
cover plate.
Once satisfied with the alignment of the main
gear and the wheel retracting into the wheel well,
simply tighten the (4) screws and add a drop of
ZAP to the CF washer and the flex plate.
Adjust the main wheel toe-in to be between ½°-
1° for good ground handling.
Temporarily fit and remove the landing gear assembly into
the wing. It will be necessary to open the flanges around
the retract unit and the wheel well a small amount to allow
easy installation and removal. Use a Dremel sanding drum
for this task.
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