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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  5-24-2014
Number of Hours:  1.50
Manual Reference:  6-G-3
Brief Description:  Main Gear Start

While waiting for the nose gear strut paint to dry, I began work on the main gear. Today I updrilled the axle pilot holes Zenith provided to final bolt size. I then disassembled one of the Matco wheel/brake assemblies to:

- Test fit the axle to the spring gear
- Build up the tire and wheel assembly
- Figure out how the Matco brakes install/work as there is a distinct paucity of instructions (luckily, I have two wheels so I could refer back to the fully assembled one when I got lost a couple of times!)
- Assemble the wheel/tire onto the axle for fit.

I also painted a final coat onto the nose strut - metallic silver to (somewhat) match the aluminum spring gear of the mains.
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Initial test fit of the wheel assembly on the spring gear (left side)

Initial test fit of the wheel assembly on the spring gear (left side)

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A view from the outside of the gear - or front side as Matco calls it,

A view from the outside of the gear - or front side as Matco calls it,

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