The wheel pants are attached to the gear with the 8x32 screw and an additional alignment screw. There is limited space on the gear leg for this but I was able to fit a 5x56 cap head screw into a blind nut mounted into the same piece of ply as the main axel blind nut. I drilled a hole into the gear leg first and then aligned the wheel pant and continued the hole into it. There is still a slight bit of play in the angle of the wheel pant if you loosen the two cap screws. With both tightened it stays quite firm. I do not think it will be necessary but Loc-tite could be used if needed.

Stuart