Install The Landing Gear & Tail Section - GREAT PLANES Aviastar elite Instruction Manual

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14. Locate the six oval cool air exit slots on the underside
of the fuselage beneath the covering. There are two slots
aft of the fi rewall and the other four slots are aft of the wing
saddle. Use a sharp hobby knife to carefully trim the covering
from the six slots.
Install the Landing Gear & Tail Section
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1. Insert the threaded end of an axle into the hole at the
end of one of the main landing gear legs. Thread a large axle
nut on the axle and use two wrenches to thoroughly tighten
the nut. The fl at spot on the axle should be aligned with the
bottom of the gear leg.
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2. Loosely thread a 6-32 x 1/4" [6.4mm] socket head cap
screw into a 5/32" [4mm] wheel collar. Slide the collar onto
the axle and tighten the screw with a drop of thread locking
compound. Apply a few drops of household oil to the axle.
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3. Put a 2-1/2" [6.4mm] wheel onto the axle. Follow the
wheel with another 5/32" [4mm] wheel collar and 6-32 x 1/4"
[6.4mm] socket head cap screw. Tighten the screw against
the fl at spot in the axle with some thread locking compound.
Rotate the wheel on the axle and ensure that it rotates freely.
If not, loosen the outside wheel collar, move it slightly away
from the wheel and re-tighten it.
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4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the other main landing gear leg.
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