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Mount the elevator servos – Great Planes Matt Chapman Eagle 580 ARF 1/3 Scale - GPMA1286 User Manual

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3 . Attach the ball link to the outer tapped hole of one of

the one-sided servo arms with 4-40 x 1/2" [13mm] Socket
Head Cap Screw [SHCS] brass stand off and 4-40 lock nut .
Note: The number goes down toward the servo arm.

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4 . Attach the ball links to one other single-sided

servo arm .

Mount the Elevator Servos

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1 . Trim the covering from the servo bay in the stab .

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2 . Use a 1/16" [1 .6mm] drill bit to make the holes and

install the elevator servo to a stab half using the hardware
provided with your servo . Remove the screws and harden
the screw holes you created in the wood with thin CA . You
should do this each time you thread into wood .

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3 . Attach a 40" [1016mm] heavy duty servo lead

extension and secure it using 3/8" [9 .5mm] diameter heat
shrink tubing .

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4 . Cut the 4" [102mm] control horn bolt to a length of

2-1/4" [57mm] .

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5 . Place a pivot washer on the control horn bolt . Install

the control horn bolt through the top of the elevator .

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6 . Install a pivot washer to the other side and screw the

nylon nut onto the control horn bolt .