Great Planes Seawind .60-.91 ARF - GPMA1360 - Manual (Page 15)

line tubing on the main retracts. Position the main retract in the
wing so that the wheel is centered in the wheel well. Use a felt-
tip pen to outline the mounting flanges of the main retracts.
Use a sharp hobby knife to cut and remove balsa sheeting
over the hardwood mounting rails. Reinstall the main retracts
in the wing and secure them to the plywood rails with the
screws included with the main retracts.
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10. Position the nose gear retract on the landing gear rail.
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11. Determine the best location for the air line tubing to
come through the wheel well and drill a hole to route the air
line tubing through. Connect the air line tubing to the retract
and the control valve.
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12. Mount the nose gear retract in the fuselage with the
screws included with the main retract.
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13. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] hole in both of the aft corners,
1-1/8" [28.5mm] from the bottom of the fuselage.
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14. Put a piece of masking tape on the end of one of
the metal cables. Insert the cable in one of the holes. The
masking tape will prevent the cable from pulling through the
hole. Slide a metal furl on the cable inside the fuselage. Then
thread the cable through the bottom hole in the threaded
coupler and then back through the furl. Use a pliers to crimp
the furl on the cable.
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15. Install a 2-56 nut half-way onto the threaded coupler.
Install a silicone clevis retainer on a 2-56 threaded metal
clevis. Install the clevis on the threaded coupler and tighten it
against the 2-56 nut.
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16. Attach the clevis in the outer hole of the steering
servo arm.
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17. Return to step 14 and repeat the process for the
second steering cable.
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18. Lower the nose gear retract and slide a metal furl on
each of the steering cables. Route the cables through the
attachment arms on the nose gear and back through the furls.
With the steering servo arm centered and the nose gear
straight, pull the cable tight. Then, crimp the two furls on the
cable. Cut off the excess cable.
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19. Install a foam wheel on the nose gear retract following
the manufacturer’s instructions. If the foam wheel rubs slightly
on the retract, lightly sand the foam with 320-grit sandpaper.
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