Cessna 182 Instruction Manual
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Wheel Pant and Landing Gear Fairing
Prepare wheel pant parts (Note: A one hole in the
wheel pant is the side that secure wheel pant to the
landing gear wire)
Score the wheel pant two thirds of the way through with
a coping saw
Put over the other wheel pant (don’t break away the
wheel pant) as shown in the photo
Fill the gap with shims made from balsa sheet as shown
Repeat steps for the other wheel pant (the side that
secure wheel pant to the landing gear)
Use a square to hold it perpendicular while gluing to G4
Glue G5 in position