E-flite Beechcraft Staggerwing 480 ARF - Manual (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.