ASSEMBLY MANUAL B-25 Mitchell ARF - RC DEPOT

Section 8: Retractable Landing Gear Installation Step 7Set the nose gear retract onto the mounting rails. Placea # 4 washer onto each of the four 4-40 x 1-inch sockethead bolts, then securely fasten the retract to the mountingrails with these four 4-40 x 1-inch bolts Step 8Install the nose wheel onto a wheel axle and then installtwo #10 washers onto the axle before inserting the wheeland axle into the strut. The washers act as spacers to keepthe wheel from rubbing against the strut leg. Temporarilytighten the setscrew and then cut off the excess axle usinga rotary tool and cutoff wheel. File a flat area on the axlefor the wheel strut setscrew and then install the wheel andaxle to the nose wheel strut. We used a couple of washersbetween the wheel and the strut to keep the wheel fromrubbing on the strut. Step 9Cut two 12-inch (305mm) lengths of pull-pull wire forthe steering. Connect the pull-pull cable to the steeringarm using two crimps. Pass the cable through a crimp,through the fasteners then back through the crimp. Usecrimping pliers to secure the crimps on the wire.Important: Use threadlock onany metal-to-metal fasteners.46