Installing The Wheel Pants - Pheonix Model Katana 120 Instruction Manual

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INSTALLING THE WHEEL PANTS

1. Locate the wheel pants from the hardware bag.
Mark the locations of the mounting axles onto
the wheel pants. The locations of the two
mounting holes are the middle of the wheel
opening, on right side, left side and 10mm from
the bottom of the wheel pant.
2. Using a 5mm drill bit, carefully drill two pilot
holes through the wheel pant at the TWO
marks you made.
Drill
3. Using a modeling knife, carefully cut out two
line from the margin of the hole onto the wheel
pant. Just cut only one side of the wheel pant,
where the main gear will install. Be sure to
make a left and right wheel pant.
4. Slide a 4.5mm nut/ three 16mm flat washers/
4.5mm nut/ collar/ wheel/ collar onto the axle.
5. Slide the axle assembly into the wheel pant.
There are just one nut and two flat washers
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outside of the wheel pant.
6. Remove one nut, one flat washer. Attach the
main landing gear to the axle.
7. Center both collars and wheel in the middle of
the wheel pant, lock both collars in place using
a hexagon 2mm screw.
8. With the landing gear in place, tighten two nuts.
16 mm flat washer
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After installing the wheel pant, apply a small
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drop of thin C/A to the bottom nut.
9. Repeat step # 1-8 to install the second wheel
pant assembly.
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD HOUSING
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1. Place the engine into the engine mount and
align it properly with the front of the cowling.
The distance from the firewall to the front of the
engine thrust washer should [125mm]
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If your engine is equipped with a remote needle
valve, we suggest installing it into the engine at
this time.
2. When satisfied with the alignment of the engine,
use a pencil and mark the mounting hole
location onto the firewall, where the throttle
pushrod will exit.
3. Now, remove the engine. Using a 5mm drill bit,
drill holes through the firewall and the forward
bulkhead at the marks made.
4. Slide the pushrod housing through the hole in
the firewall, through the hole in the forward
bulkhead, and into the servo compartment.
5. Apply a couple of drops of thin C/A to the pushrod
housing where it exits the firewall and where it
passes through the forward bulkhead. This will
secure the housing in place.
6. Using a modeling knife, cut off the nylon
pushrod housing in front of the servo tray.
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