Great Planes CAP 232 1.60 ARF - GPMA1410 - Manual (Page 19)

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8. Locate the small cutout on the tail of the fuselage for
the tail gear bearing. Remove the covering using a sharp
hobby knife.
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9. Glue the nylon tail gear bearing in this hole using a
small amount of epoxy. Be careful not to let epoxy get inside
the bearing.
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10. Slide the large wheel collar onto the tail gear wire and
insert it into the tail gear bearing.
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11. Slide the tail gear support into place as shown. Mark the
location for the screw holes and drill 1/16" pilot holes at these
marks. Attach the support to the fuselage using the supplied #2
x 1/4" [6 mm] screws.The height of the tail gear can be adjusted
by loosening the set screw on the large wheel collar. The tail
gear should not touch the top of the tail gear support when
rotated. Lock the gear height in place using the wheel collar.
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12. Slide the nylon rudder post onto the tail gear as
shown. Move the post to the approximate midpoint of the
gear wire. Be sure the rudder is centered and mark the
location that the rudder post touches the rudder. Drill a 5/32"
[4 mm] hole at this mark.
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13. Glue the rudder post in place using a small amount
of epoxy.
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