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Screw diaphragm into Cup with four grub screws using a 7/64 hex wrench
- Make sure that the piston rod is fully extended.
Integrate the T-fitting into the piston's inlet port (nose cone side) with 2x plugs and 2x FireBolts, a pair on each side. Make sure the T bar is horizontal with respect to the end plate.
Insert detailed BP procedure here
PROPOSED CHANGE FOR HARDWARE REV: Integrate the T-fitting into the piston's inlet port (nose cone side) with an elbow fitting, plug, and Jumbo FireBolt.
Screw the Payload bulkhead into the top of the piston using 4x 1/4-28 bolts that are 3/8ths inches long. You need a 3/16ths hex key.
Insert Avionics Bay
Insert detailed AV Bay procedure here
Put the coupler over the piston and screw in the lower bulkhead. The switchband should be on the nose cone side.
The milled face of the lower bulkhead should be internal to the Avionics Bay.
- Screw the piston into the diaphragm
Put an eye nut on the piston.
- PROPOSED CHANGE FOR HARDWARE REV:Add a castle nut on the piston rod and insert a cotter pin.
- (Stand in step for CRIMP) Tie a piece of paracord to the eye nut. Tie a knot on the other end.
- NOTE ON HARDWARE REV: If the new eye nut is too large to put a quicklink around, consider milling the eye nut down, sewing a piece of webbing onto it, or otherwise just doing something more professional than "tie a piece of paracord."
- Secure a 1000lb quicklink to the paracord, followed by a 1500lb quicklink and another swivel.
- PROPOSED CHANGE FOR HARDWARE REV: See if you can't sew at least one line directly onto the swivel?
- PROPOSED CHANGE FOR HARDWARE REV: See if you can't sew at least one line directly onto the swivel?
Put the mission package tube on over the assembly. “Struggle with clocking” - Jakob, 11:20am
Screw in four ½” 8-32 screws.
Screw in the nosecone with the right clocking using four 8-32 screws.
Put the mission package assembly on the fin can and secure with 3x 6-32 shear pins. For the Pathfinder vehicle, you will need to skip every other hole.
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