Top Flite TOPA0910 - Manual (Page 23)

Main Gear
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1.
Cut tw
o air
lines to a length of 24" [610mm].
The
y need to be f
ed from the wheel w
e
ll to the center
of the wing where the
y
will be pulled through the
wing with the str
ing that w
as left in place dur
ing the
ser
v
o
installation.
The lines can be f
ed through the
openings f
o
r the ser
v
o
leads as sho
wn in the photos
.
Once the line is installed betw
een the wheel w
ell and
the wing, tie the str
ing to the tw
o air
lines and pull
them through the hole at the root of the wing.
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2.
Attach the air
lines to the air inlets on the
landing gear
.
Place the landing gear onto the landing
gear r
ails
.
(Note:
When installing the landing gear
,
the torque link assemb
ly will be to
w
ards the bac
k of
the wing.
) Dr
ill a 7/64" [2.8mm] hole through the
landing gear plate f
or each of the mounting holes
.
Inser
t and then remo
v
e
a #6 x 1/2" [13mm] scre
w
into each hole
.
Apply a small amount of thin CA onto
the threads to harden them.
After the glue has
hardened, mount the landing gear with a #6 x 1/2" [13mm] scre
w
, #6 flat w
asher and #6 loc
k w
asher
.
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3.
Cut a
w
a
y
the w
ood as sho
wn.
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4.
Loosen the set scre
w f
or the landing gear
.
Remo
v
e
the landing gear leg.
Then, slide one of the
landing gear door co
v
e
r mounting br
ac
k
e
ts onto the
leg.
Reinstall the leg and tighten the set scre
w
.
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5.
Retr
act the landing gear
.
Then, position the
landing gear door so it is centered in the opening as sho
wn.
Mak
e a line on the door in line with the hole
in the landing gear
.
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