Great Planes F-14 60 Kit - GPMA0435 - Manual (Page 33)

(SCRW020). Insert the nose gear strut into the engine
mount and attach the mount to the firewall. The steering
arm should be on the same side as the rudder servo (left
side) and the top of the nose gear coil should be approx.
1/16" below the fuse bottom.
D 16. Drill a 3/16" hole in the firewall, just above the
outer hole in the steering arm. Use a red pushrod outer
tube to route the pushrod from the firewall to F-2. This
will help keep fuel residue from seeping into the tank
compartment. Bend the nose gear pushrod from a 2-56
threaded rod and connect it to the steering arm. NOTE:
A "Z"-bend is shown in the photo, but an "L"-bend
works just as well in this application and is much easier
to work with. Skip to step 18.
the same (left) side of the servos. This is necessary
because the servos will both rotate the same direction
when hooked up to a Y-hamess. The photos that follow
show both elevator pushrods hooked up on the outside of
the servos. This is fine when using a computer radio, but
not correct if you are using a Y-harness. One elevator
would go up and the other would go down in this case.
The plans show the correct installation when using a Y-
harness. Screw a nylon swivel clevis (NYLON21) on
two of the 12" threaded rods (WIRES 16) to make the
elevator pushrods. Drill two 3/16" holes in F-6 to allow
the elevator pushrods to pass through and hook up to the
servos without bending.
D 19. Hook the swivel clevises up to the nylon swivels
on the elevator torque rods. Install the torque rods in the
elevators and stabs. Slide the elevator pushrod wires
through the holes in F-6 and F-7 and insert the
stab/elevator assemblies into their slots.
D 17. For retracts, use a steel clevis (not included) to
hook the pushrod to the retract steering arm. Also, it is
not necessary to use an outer guide tube since the
pushrod won't go through the firewall. Just drill a hole
in F-2 and bend the pushrod wire as shown in the photo.
D 18. Install the elevator servos using the screws
provided with the radio. Position the elevator servos so
the elevator pushrods will both hook up to the servos on
D 20. Screw a nylon clevis (NYLON 17) onto both
brass threaded couplers (METAL018) until the threads
protrude inside the clevis, and hook the clevises up to the
outer hole in the elevator servo horns (a large horn is
recommended). Position the elevators in their neutral
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