Great Planes Super Skybolt 60 Kit - GPMA0170 - Manual (Page 19)

the plan These will make the "Y" part of the
elevator pushrod. Lay the two 12" wires on the
plan so they are lined up with the ones drawn Lay
the forward pushrod wire on top of the two 12"
rods and tack glue the three together with a drop
of CA Wrap the pushrod junction with the silver
wrapping wire (WIREST15) provided in the kit
and securely solder the three pushrod wires
together A good solder joint is necessary here, so
follow the hints given below.
Nylon Clevis
a nylon clevis (NYLON17) about 1/2" onto one of
the 34" threaded wires (WIRES17) Hook up the
clevis to the elevator servo and, with the servo arm
in its neutral position, use a fine tip permanent
marker to accurately mark where the pushrod wire
goes through formers F3 and F4.
SOLDERING HINTS
A Roughen the area to be soldered with fine
sandpaper Then thoroughly clean the items to
be soldered with alcohol or degreasing solvent.
B. Apply a small dab of soldering flux.
C Heat the metal with a soldering gun or iron, and
apply the solder to the metal, not the iron The
metal must get hot enough to melt the solder,
and the solder must freely flow into the joint.
D. Do not move the parts until the solder has
cooled
E. Clean off the excess flux with alcohol or solvent
and test the joint for strength.
D 2 Lay the 34" wire down over the fuselage top
view and line up the marks you made with the F3
and F4 formers on the plan Cut the 34" wire off
where the plans show it ending, to make the
forward part of the elevator pushrod Cut four 1/4"
long yellow pushrod spacers from the 6-1/2" long
inner pushrod piece (PLTB004) Slide these
spacers onto the pushrod wire and position them
near the threaded end until after the soldering
operation.
D 3 Bend two 12" pushrod wires (WIRES16) 1"
from the unthreaded end to the angle shown on
D 4 Cut a piece of pushrod outer tube
(PLTB002) 10" long and scuff the outside of the
tube with sandpaper Slide the 1/4" inner spacers
near the middle of the elevator pushrod wire and
space them about 2" apart Remove the nylon
clevis from the servo end of the elevator pushrod
and slide the 10" long outer tube onto the pushrod.
Install the pushrod in the fuselage by inserting the
servo end through former F4 and sliding it forward
until the "Y" will slip down into the fuselage Then
back the pushrod out the top set of exit slots.
Screw the nylon clevis back onto the servo end of
the pushrod and hook it up the servo arm.
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