WATT AGE Live Wire, Assembly Instructions Manual

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Kwik Bond 5 Minute Epoxy

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Needle Nose Pliers

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Excel Modeling Knife

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Pencil

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220 Grit Sandpaper w/Sanding Block

YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING PARTS FROM THE KIT:

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(1) Prebent Main Gear Wire

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(1) Nylon Main Gear Mounting Plate

SECTION 9:  MAIN LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION

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(2) Plastic Main Gear Wheels

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(2) Plastic Main Gear Wheel Retainers

YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES:

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Paper Towels

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Rubbing Alcohol

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NHP Epoxy Mixing Sticks

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NHP Epoxy Mixing Cups

Step 1:  Installing the Main Gear Mounting Plate

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Test-fit the main gear mounting plate onto the bottom of

the fuselage.  To align it properly, the plate should be centered
over the bottom of the fuselage and the back edge of the
plate should be 1/16" in front of the seam line of the belly pan.

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While holding the mounting plate in place, use a pencil to

carefully draw an outline of the plate onto the fuselage.

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Using a modeling knife, carefully cut out enough foam from within the outline you drew to make a flat base for the

mounting plate to glue to.  Don't cut the recess too deep.  Only remove enough foam so that the entire bottom surface of
the mounting plate sits flush with the fuselage.  This will result in a much stronger glue joint.

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Using 220 grit sandpaper, lightly roughen the bottom of the mounting plate so that the epoxy will adhere to it better.

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Glue the mounting plate into place using a generous amount of 5 minute epoxy.  Remove any excess epoxy using a

paper towel and rubbing alcohol, and hold the mounting plate in place until the epoxy sets up.

Step 2:  Installing the Main Gear Wire

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Slide one wheel onto each of the two axles.  Using needle nose pliers, carefully squeeze one wheel retainer onto each

axle to secure the wheels into place.

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Carefully push the prebent loop in the landing gear wire

through the molded slot in the mounting plate.

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If you ever want to remove the landing gear, you can

simply squeeze the prebent loop together and pull the wire
from the mounting plate.