Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 45)

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16.
Glue both die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] plyw
ood
top
stab mount tripler
s
to the inside of the stab mounts
abo
ve the bottom stab mount tr
iplers
.
G
lue tw
o sets of
die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
bearing retainer
s
to the
outer br
ass tube and to each other
, b
u
t
do not glue the
retainer
s to the stab mount
.
Mak
e cer
tain the
retainers are pressed tightly against the stab mount tr
iplers
, b
ut do not glue them to the tr
iplers
.
This will
keep the stab from shifting in the bear
ings
.
Glue str
ips
of lefto
ver balsa across the halv
es to strengthen the
glue joint betw
een the tw
o halv
es
.
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17.
Glue tw
o more sets of bear
ing retainers to the
outside of the stab mounts
, b
ut
do not glue them to
the brass tubes
.These will ensure that the bear
ings
remain in place
.
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18.
Disconnect the stab pushrod from the ser
v
o
.
Mo
v
e
the pushrod bac
k and f
our
th to mak
e
the stab
mo
v
e
up and do
wn.
The stab should mo
v
e
freely
.
If
necessar
y,
mak
e adjustments to get the stab to
mo
v
e
without an
y binding.
Reconnect the pushrod to
the ser
v
o
.
MOUNT THE
VER
TICAL
ST
ABILIZER
(FIN)
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1.
Glue die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood f
o
rmers
12T
,
both halv
es of
11T
, and
10T
into position.
Also glue
7T
and
6T
into position.
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2.
Cut the threaded end of the r
udder torque rod to a
total length of 1-1/8" [28mm] as sho
wn in the sk
etch.
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3.
T
empor
ar
ily set the fin and r
udder into position.
Thread the 4-40 n
y
lon torque rod hor
n onto the r
udder
torque rod.
Hold the torque rod up to the r
udder so the
threaded ar
m por
tion will be centered in the slot in the
top stabiliz
er mount.
Mar
k the location of the other end
of the torque rod onto the r
udder
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