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Rudder servo and linkage installation – E-flite F-86 Sabre 15 DF ARF User Manual

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E-flite F-86 Sabre 15 DF ARF Assembly Manual

21. Repeat Steps 12 through 19 to install the

remaining control horn and pushrod wire.

Always use threadlock on metal-to-metal fasteners

to prevent them from vibrating loose.

22. Center both elevator halves and the elevator

servo. Use a 3mm x 4mm machine screw to secure

the pushrod wires in the pushrod connector. Use

a #1 Phillips screwdriver to tighten the screw.

Use side cutters to trim the excess pushrod wire

extending past the pushrod connector.

Rudder Servo and

Linkage Installation

Required Parts

Transmitter

Servo with hardware

Receiver

Assembled airframe

Nylon pushrod backplate
Micro pushrod connector
2mm x 4mm machine screw
Pushrod connector (large)
Rudder pushrod keeper
Rudder pushrod wire, 19

11

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16

-inch (500mm) (2)

Required Tools and Adhesives

Side cutter

Hobby knife with #11 blade

Medium CA

Threadlock

Pin vise

Drill bit: 1/16-inch (1.5mm)

6-minute epoxy

Mixing cup

Mixing stick

Paper towels

Rubbing alcohol

Thin CA

Phillips screwdriver: #1

1. Use 6-minute epoxy to glue the control

horn to the rudder. Allow the epoxy to fully

cure before proceeding.

2. Use the radio system to center the rudder servo.

Note the direction of the servo arm in relationship

to the servo.

3. Use a pin vise and 1/16-inch (1.5mm) drill bit

to enlarge the hole in the servo arm as shown.