X-MODELS - Blade XL & SUPER BLADE14Pushrods• using side cutters, cut two metal pushrods“AMR2” at a length of 100 mm;• cut the other two metal pushrods “AMR2” ata length of 150 mm;• using side cutters, carefully make somedents in the (non threaded part of the) rod“AMR2”, for a length of 5 cm, in order to in-crease the adhesion of the epoxy (see figure28), but careful not to cut through or weakenit the wire rod;Fig.28: Making some dents on the rod.• using a little saw, cut the carbon tube “TCA4” in four parts 40 ~ 50 mm length each one;• insert one of the two 100 mm length pushrod “AMR2” (from the NON threaded side) into thecarbon spacer “TCA4”;• glue the carbon spacer“TCA4” in the positionshown in figure 29;Fig.29: Front pushrod group.• screw the nut “DAD2” and a clevis “FOR2” to the 100 mm pushrod “AMR2”;• repeat the operation in order to make two identical front pushrod groups;• insert one of the two 150 mm length pushrod “AMR2” (from the NON threaded side) into thecarbon spacer “TCA4”;• glue the carbon spacer “TCA4” in the position shown in figure 30;Fig.30: Rear pushrod group.• screw a ball link socket “UNIB” to the 150 mm pushrods “AMR2”;• repeat the operation in order to make two identical rear pushrod groups;• using a saw, cut the two carbon elevator pushrods “CARB” at 1 m length each one;• insert and glue the rear pushrod groups into the elevator pushrods “CARB” (see figure 31);Fig.31: Insert and glue the rear pushrod groups.5 cmAMR2 TCA4DAD2FOR2AMR2TCA4 UNIB