Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 10)

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6.
Adjust the cle
vis on the flap pushrod so the
flaps will be centered when the bell cr
ank is neutr
al.
Hint:
The jigs y
ou used to align the flaps can also be
used here to position the flaps at center and hold them there while y
ou adjust the flap pushrod.
Connect the cle
vis to the top hole in the control hor
n.
Slip the retainer o
v
er the cle
v
is
.
Connect the Ele
v
ator Pushr
od
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1.
Locate the
18" [460mm] 2-56 pre-bent ele
v
ator
pushr
od wire
.
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2.
Inser
t the bend end into the second hole on the
flap control hor
n as sho
wn.
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3.
Locate the
white metal standoff
and slide it
o
v
er the ele
v
ator pushrod.
On the fuselage y
ou will
notice a dar
k
er square sho
wing through the co
v
e
ring.
In the center of this b
loc
k, dr
ill a 3/64" [1.2mm] pilot
hole
.
Be careful not to go all the w
a
y through the
fuselage
.
Attach the metal standoff to the fuselage
using
one #2 x 1/2" [13mm] self-tapping scre
w
.
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4.
Thread a n
ylon cle
vis and silicone retainer onto
the threaded por
tion of the pushrod.
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5.
Align the ele
v
a
tor control hor
n holes with the
hinge line as y
ou did with the flap control hor
n.
Mar
k
the location of the holes in the base of the control hor
n on the ele
v
ator
.
D
rill 1/16" [1.6mm] holes at
these mar
ks
.
Attach the control hor
n and base using
tw
o #2 x 1/2" [13mm] mac
hine threaded scre
w
s
.
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6.
Adjust the cle
vis on the ele
v
ator pushrod so the
ele
v
ators will be centered when the bell cr
ank is
neutr
al.
Connect the cle
vis to the 3rd hole in the
control hor
n.
Slip the retainer o
v
er the cle
vis
.
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7.
Use f
our #2 x 1/4" [6mm] self-tapping scre
ws to
attach the hatch to the opening abo
v
e
the bellcr
ank
in the wing.
Remo
v
e
the scre
ws and harden the
holes with thin CA.
Allo
w the glue to dr
y completely
bef
ore reinstalling the hatch.
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