E-flite Beechcraft Staggerwing 480 ARF User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

8 E-flite Beechcraft Staggerwing 480 ARF Assembly Manual

 2. Use a flat file to remove any flashing from

the landing gear wire so it will slide into the hex

landing gear collet.

 3. Check the landing gear assembly to make sure

the correct assembly is placed on the correct side of

the wing. The wheel faces to the center of the wing

with the spring toward the trailing edge as shown.

Always use threadlock on metal-to-metal fasteners

to prevent them from vibrating loose.

 Align wheels to centerline of the

fuselage so that they neither angle in nor

out. This will allow the airplane to track

straight and will result in a much easier

to handle airplane on the ground.

 4. Remove the landing gear assembly and mount

from the wing. Slide the gear through the mount,

then attach the hex landing gear collet on the wire.

With the wire flush with the top of the collet, use a

1.5mm hex wrench to tighten the setscrew on the

flat area of the wire.

 5. The hex collet can now be fitted into the

mount. The collet will be exposed as shown.

Make sure the wheel aligns with the mark made

in step 1 on the mount.

 6. Use four 2mm x 5mm self-tapping countersunk

screws to secure the mount in the wing as shown.

 Because of the molding process, the

holes for the gear mount brackets may shift

slightly. The screws will still thread into the

brackets, however extra care must be taken to

ensure that the screws do not cross thread or

thread into another portion of the bracket.

 7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to install the remaining

landing gear and mount.

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