Section 2: engine installation – Hangar 9 Piper J-3 Cub 40 ARF User Manual

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Required Parts

• Fuselage assembly

• Fuel tank assembly

• Engine mount
• 8-32 x 3/4" bolt (4)

• 8-32 X 1" bolt (4)

• 8-32 lock nut (4)

• #8 washer (4)

• 14

1

/

4

" pushrod wire

• Clevis

• Clevis retainer
• Engine mount plate (2)

Required Tools and Adhesives

• Engine w/muffler

• Threadlock

• Ruler

• Phillips screwdriver

Step 1

Secure the engine mount to the firewall using four

8-32 x 3/4" bolts. Use threadlock to prevent the bolts

from vibrating loose during flight.

Step 2

Position the engine so the drive washer is 4

1

/

2

"

forward of the firewall. Use the engine mount plates,

8-32 x 1" bolts, 8-32 lock nuts and #8 washers to attach

the engine to the mount. The engine mounting lugs are

sandwiched between the engine mount plates and the

engine mount. Tighten the bolts evenly.

Note: The engine mount plates have texture

on one side, which is placed against the

engine mounting lugs.

Step 3

Place a clevis retainer onto a clevis. Thread the clevis

onto the 14

1

/

4

" pushrod wire. Slide the wire into the

pushrod tube in the fuselage. Attach the clevis to the

carburetor arm.

Section 2: Engine Installation

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