GREAT PLANES Escapade Instruction Manual page 24

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2. Glue both 1/32" plywood spacers (12) to the firewall
as shown. Trim the top of the spacers even with the hole in
the firewall.
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3. Position the wire nose gear on the firewall, then drill
1/16" holes for the screws. Mount the nose gear to the
firewall with two wood screws.
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4. Without using tools, use your fingers to press the
motor all the way into the gearbox. Spin the shaft on the
gearbox. If there is resistance and the shaft does not spin
freely, back the motor out of the gearbox just enough to
allow the shaft to spin freely. Use a fine-point felt-tip pen to
mark the end of the gearbox onto the motor. This is how far
the motor is to be installed after the pinion gear is mounted.
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5. Remove the motor from the gearbox.
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6. The pinion gear fits onto the motor shaft easier one
way than it does the other. Using only your fingers (no tools),
determine which way is the easiest by test-fitting the gear
onto the shaft. The "easy way" is the way the gear goes on
and is to be permanently installed.
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7. Remove the pinion gear from the motor. Add a small
drop of the cement included with this kit to the hole in the
end of the gear that fits onto the shaft. Install the gear onto
the shaft. The top of the gear should be even with the end of
the motor shaft.
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8. Use a toothpick to apply a small dab of lubricating oil
to both ends of the motor shaft where it exits the motor. Do
not apply oil directly from the container because you may
apply too much.
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