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Now the tricky part. Small bead of epoxy around the interior edge of tail-cone.
Not too much here. You must insert the motor mount tube with retainer on it, and not get glue on tube while sliding it into position past the glue. Unless you are a magician, face the fact you will, and be prepared to clean off top of tube where the coupler/CR must slide on! I put a motor in retainer and had the cap on to be sure of fit.
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Now slide the coupler/CR on top of MM tube to keep it centered while glue dries. It doesn't have to be in all the way, just far enough to keep things centered.
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Stand assembly on end until cure. With cap on and motor in place or it can just push up into tailcone!
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Check every now & then, to make sure the cap doesn't get glued to your tailcone or threads of retainer.
I go back every 15 minutes or so and loosen/tighten cap. If it gets sticky, wipe off glue with rag/alcohol.
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You must have motor in retainer if you want proper fit, with out gap or binding! Notice how nice and snug fit is between end of tailcone & retainer cap.
OK Jim,
Here's how I did mine a little different in this step. I used a real thin cheap sammich bag over the threads of the retainer, then installed the cap. The sammich bag keeps the epoxy off of the retainer threads. Then I installed the dry motor mount. Next, I used a syringe to inject RocketPoxy through the fin slots, making sure there wasn't any epoxy where the fin would seat. I rotated the motor mount to spread the epoxy evenly around the tube. The RocketPoxy was a little stiff to inject, but I managed. Next one I'll try West.
Just my take... .
Adrian
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