Top Flite TOPA0910 - Manual (Page 24)

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6.
Place a piece of masking tape onto the
mounting flange
.
Mak
e a line on the masking tape in
line with the hole in the landing gear
.
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7.
P
osition the landing gear door in the opening
in the bottom of the wing.
When y
ou are satisfied with
the position of the door
, dr
a
w
a line across the line
already dr
a
wn on the landing gear door
.
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8.
At the intersection of the tw
o lines dr
ill a 1/16"
[1.6mm] pilot hole
.
Then dr
ill through the pilot hole
with a 11/64" [4.4mm] dr
ill.
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9.
Glue tw
o #8 flat w
ashers to the inside of the
landing gear door
.
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10.
Locate a #8 x 1" [25mm] phillips head
machine scre
w
.
Use a high speed motor tool or
hac
ksa
w and cut the bolt so the threaded length of
the bolt is 5/16" [7.9mm].
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11.
Locate the 4-40 x 12" [305mm] threaded
rod.
File a point onto one end of the rod.
Cut the
pointed end from the rod to a length of 1/4" [6mm].
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12.
P
osition the landing gear door co
ve
r mounting
br
ac
k
et so that it is appro
ximately 1/16" [1.6mm] abo
ve
the torque link assemb
ly
.Install the pointed rod into the
hole in the br
ac
k
et as sho
wn.
Be sure the flat por
tion of
the br
ac
k
et is aligned with the surf
ace of the wing and
then tighten the threaded rod against the landing gear
.
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13.
Place the landing gear door in position o
v
er
the wheel w
e
ll.
Install the 8-32 bolt that y
ou cut
through the hole in the gear door
, tightening it to the
landing gear
.
Adjust the door as needed to mak
e
sure it is proper
ly centered in the wheel w
e
ll.
Once
y
ou are satisfied with the position, press fir
mly on the
landing gear door where the pointed rod is making contact with the door
.
Press fir
mly enough to mak
e a
small mar
k
on the inside of the door
.
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