Main Gear And Tail Gear Installation - Hangar 9 SU-26MM Sukhoi Assembly Manual

Main Gear and Tail Gear Installation

Required Parts
Landing gear Landing gear hardware
Wheel pants Wheels
Required Tools and Adhesives
2.5mm ball driver 10mm wrench and socket
Crescent wrench 4.5mm ball driver
Threadlock Felt-tipped pen
Thin CA Pin vise
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1. Locate all the hardware necessary to mount the wheels
and wheel pants.
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2. Mount the axles with locknut and washer provided in the
kit using a crescent and a #10 wrench.
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3. Install the wheel using the two wheel collars provided;
apply threadlock to the setscrews and slightly tighten them.
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4. Temporarily install the pant and center the wheel.
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5. Once the wheel is centered, remove wheel pant and
mark the axle where wheel collars sit and file a flat spot for
each collar location. Note that the collar shoulder is facing
the wheel hub.
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6. Tighten the setscrews and wheel pant screws using a
1.5mm and 2.5mm ball driver respectively.
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7. Mount the main gear using (4) 5mm bolts/washers and
locknuts. Use threadlock on the bolts. Hold the nut either from
inside the canister tunnel or from the top through the slots in
the fuselage floor at the sides of the tank tray. Here the locknut
is shown being held using a ratchet with a #10 socket from
inside the canister tunnel. Gear needs to be installed with
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