Great Planes Cessna 182 Skylane 40 ARF - GPMA1228 - Manual (Page 10)

perpendicular to the rails. If you have access to a drill press,
this is a good tool for this purpose. Put a drop of oil into each
hole. Use four #4 x 5/8" sheet metal screws to secure the
engine to the mount.
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1. Test fit the main landing gear into the fuselage. The
gear will be swept forward toward the front of the fuselage.
Position the gear so they rest on top of the plywood gear
support plate. Secure the location on the main gear using
six 6-32 x 1/2" machine screws and six #6 washers. Use
thread locking compound on the screws to prevent
loosening.
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2. Locate the two landing gear fairings. Cut the fairings
out using a hobby knife and scissors. Test fit the fairings
onto the landing gear and trim them for the best fit. Use the
photos on the box as a guide in trimming the fairings. Attach
the each fairing to the fuselage using medium CA.
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3. Position a main wheel pant onto the main gear. Align
the pant so the bottom of the pant is flush with the bottom of
the landing gear as shown. Use a felt tip marker and transfer
the location of the hole onto the wheel pant. Remove the
pant, and drill the location using a 5/32" [4mm] drill bit.
Repeat the step for the other wheel pant.
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4. Place a #6 washer onto a 6-32 x 1-1/2" machine
screw. Slide the screw through the landing gear. Place the
wheel pant onto the screw, then place two #6 washers onto
the screw. Begin threading a 6-32 lock nut onto the screw,
but only thread the nut on until 1/4" [6mm] of the screw is
exposed on the opposite side of the nut. Place the wheel
onto the screw, then while holding onto the nut using pliers,
tighten the screw to secure the wheel pant onto the landing
gear. Secure the wheel using a 6-32 lock nut. The remaining
nut can be tightened using either a hemostat or long
nose pliers.
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5. Center the nylon nose gear block on the nose gear
block standoff. Mark the location for one of the holes. Drill
the one location using an 1/8" [3mm] drill bit. Install one
4-40 blind nut to the inside of the firewall. Pull the blind nut
into the back side of the firewall using a 4-40 socket head
cap screw (with a flat washer under the head of the bolt).
Use a #4 flat washer and a 4-40 x 1" socket head cap
screw to temporarily attach the nose gear block to the
standoff. Do not tighten the screw at this time, as the mount
must be aligned using the nose gear wire.
LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION
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