Top Flite TOPA0965 - Manual (Page 13)

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INSTALL THE RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR
AND WHEELS
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1. This step is recommended but optional. Mix a
small amount of epoxy and thin it 40% with alcohol.
Brush the epoxy into the cavity of the wheel area to
fuel proof inside the wing. You could also choose to
do this with a high-quality black paint to fuel proof it
and give it a more fi nished look.
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2. Install your retract servo between the mounting
rail in the wing center section using the hardware that
came with the servo.
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3. Position the landing gear onto the landing
gear rails as shown here. With a pencil or fi ne tip
marker, mark the location of the holes for mounting
the retracts.
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4. Remove the set screw from each side of
the landing gear mount. Apply a couple of drops of
thread locker onto the set screw. Then re-insert it and
tighten it against the landing gear wire. Do this for
both gear.
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5. On the marks you made for the location of the
landing gear drill a 1/8" [3mm] hole through the rails.
Do not drill through the top of the wing! Insert and
remove a #6 x3/4" [19mm] screw into each of the
holes. Apply a couple drops of thin CA into the holes
to harden the threads. Allow the glue to harden.
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6. Locate one of the 6" [152mm] wires with the
“Z” bend on the end. Insert the end with the “Z” bend
into the connector on the end of the retract unit.