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Install the air rudder pushrod – Great Planes Float Set 40 Preassembled - GPMQ1882 User Manual

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3. Use the small nylon tie straps to secure the servo

extension wire to the float landing gear wires. Plug the servo
extension wire into the “Y” connector from the receiver.

IMPORTANT: Secure the connection with tape, keeping the
connection as water tight as possible. Insert the connection
into the fuselage so that it is entirely inside the fuselage.
Seal the cutout and wire with some clear silicone sealant.

Continue with “Set the Water Rudder Throw.”

1. Install a large nylon control horn on the right side of the

rudder as shown in the photo above. Use two 2-56 x 1/2"
[12.7mm] screws and the nylon back plate to mount the horn.

2. Install a nylon clevis, clevis retainer and 2-56 x 1"

[25.4mm] threaded stud on the inner pushrod. Thread

the stud about 13 turns into both the clevis and pushrod.
Insert the inner pushrod into the outer pushrod tubing.

3. Attach the pushrod assembly to the rear of the

fuselage with a nylon strap and two #4 x 1/2" [12.7] screws
and two #4 flat washers. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot holes for
the screws. Connect the clevis to the control horn in the
second hole closest to the rudder.

4. Route the assembled pushrod to the water rudder. Attach

the pushrod to the float landing gear wires with the small nylon
tie straps. The above photo shows the finished installation.

USE THIS PHOTO FOR THE NEXT FOUR STEPS

5. Use the photo above as a guide in cutting the pushrod

to length. With the pushrod properly positioned, mark the

Install the Air Rudder Pushrod

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