User Manual

❏ R10. One at a time, glue the hinges on the doors
to the fuselage. There must be a 1/32" to 1/16" [1 to 2mm] gap between the top of the doors and the bottom of the fuselage.
Mount the retractable tail gear ❏
R1. Remove the steering arm from the Robart
#160LWC retractable tail gear assembly (not included). File a flat spot near the top of the shaft for the set screw in the steering arm to lock onto. Mount the steering arm to the shaft with a drop of threadlocker and the set screw.
❏ R2. File another flat spot near the bottom of the
shaft for one of the set screws in the strut. Tighten both set screws with a drop of threadlocker on each. Be certain the steering arm and the axle in the strut remain parallel with each other. Make adjustments to the flat spots if necessary.
❏ R3. If necessary, enlarge the hole in a 1-3/4" [45mm] tail wheel (not included) with a #9 [5.0mm] drill. Cut the axle included with the Robart retractable tail gear to the correct length, then file a flat spot on it and mount it to the assembly. ❏ R4. Fit a 0-80 ball link ball in the middle hole in
both sides of the steering arm as shown in the photo at step 8. Secure each with a drop of threadlocker and an 0-80 nut.
❏ 5. Use wire cutters to cut the supplied braided
cable into two equal lengths. Slide a small copper tube (called a swage) over one end of one of the cables, then guide the end of the cable back through.
❏ 6. Guide the cable the other way back through the swage. ❏ 7. Use pliers to pull the short end of the cable until
the small loop doubles-over at the end of the swage—but don’t pull too hard or you’ll pull the cable back through.
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