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Yakima rackandroll 66 Operation And Assembly Manual

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    Operator’s and assembly manual rackandroll 66 trailer rackandroll 78 trailer.

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    Operator’s and assembly manual keep this operator’s manual in your glove box. This manual is also a guide for assembling your trailer correctly. Please follow the steps carefully. To ensure your complete satisfaction and safety, please read this entire manual. If you experience difficulty, contact y...

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    1 table of contents parts list and trailer diagram ............................................................................................................... 2 warnings and towing checklist ............................................................................................................

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    2 2 parts list and trailer diagram license bracket and light shock pin wheel block right side rail left tower accommodates round or square bar center rail tongue & coupler crossbars side rail right cross-members swingarm wheel reversible wheel block left tongue pin hidden swingarm bolt.

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    3 please read these and other warnings posted throughout this manual! Warning: follow the towing checklist on the yellow warning label on the trailer tongue. Go through the checklist in the same order every time to avoid serious injury or death. Hooking up the trailer for use should be a carefully o...

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    Lighting connectors: your lights must work to be safe and legal. The connectors can corrode and need occasional attention to keep your lights working and you safe. Keep a thin layer of dielectric grease on the connectors. Carefully remove any corrosion with a scraping instrument – turn the power off...

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    For added safety: insert a pin or padlock (not included) to lock the lever closed once the coupler is clamped onto the ball. Warning: if for any reason the factory chain length to your vehicle is not long enough, add additional chain links before using. 5 hitch information vehicle hitch and ball mou...

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    6 6 loading gear maximum gross trailer weight your maximum gross trailer weight, or gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) is 400 lbs. (181kg). This is the combination of the trailer’s empty weight (approximately 150 lbs. (68kg)) and its maximum cargo weight of 250 lbs. (113kg). If your rackandroll 78 t...

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    7 driving with the trailer backing up the trailer warning: because of its compact design, the rackandroll trailer may be difficult or impossible to see behind certain vehicles in certain conditions. You can damage your trailer and tow vehicle if you “jack-knife” the trailer backing up because you ca...

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    8 8 storing the trailer warning: never detach your trailer from your vehicle on a hill. When you unhitch the trailer, block the wheels to avoid injury and/or damage from a runaway trailer. Never step on an unhitched trailer. Storage option 1 – tongue still attached. Don’t try to stand your trailer u...

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    9 storing the trailer, wheel removal storage options 4-5 require removing the wheels: lean the trailer back per storage option 3. Check that it’s stable. Now unlock and open the black wheel block levers. Un-snap the bow-tie cotter pins and pull out the shock pins. Hold onto the wheel and slip the wh...

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    10 optional accessories tongue extension kit safety pole this 40" (102cm) tall bright yellow fiberglass safety pole attaches to the loadbar or trailer frame. Makes trailer more visible at all times and is especially useful for backing up. Kickstand conveniently attaches to the tongue. Keeps trailer ...

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    11 replacement parts lights all of the lights are sealed units with recessed female plugs behind. Replacement lights are available throughout us and canada from truck and auto parts stores and on-line. To remove the lights: the red lights snap out of their rubber grommet mounts. When replacing, be s...

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    12 12 warranty information we warranty rackandroll brand trailers and accessories to the original purchaser up to one (1) year from the date of the original retail purchase to be free from defect in materials or workmanship. Subject to the exceptions noted below, yakima will remedy defects in materi...

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    13 highly recommended - the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) has a brochure titled, towing a trailer, being equipped for safety – available as a pdf download from their website at www.Nhtsa.Gov . Enter the word “trailer” in their search box and you’ll find it. To get the downlo...

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    14 14 assembly tools required and layout you will need the following tools: •socketwrenchandsockets •22mmwrenchormin.8"adjustablewrench •21mmwrenchormin.8"adjustablewrench •17mmclosed-endwrenchorsocket •16mmclosed-endwrenchorsocket •torquewrench(recommended) •#2phillipsscrewdriver •5mmallenwrench •t...

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    15 install wheel blocks lift and release the swingarm to check for “play.” if the swingarm doesn’t stay up by itself, please tighten the swingarm bolt until it does (picture 7a on page 17). There is a right and a left wheel block. Picture 7a shows the trailer’s left wheel block (trailer upside- down...

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    16 16 install shock pins & wheels install shock pins apply some grease on both shock pins. These are the two large pins with the “bow-tie” cotter pins attached. Line up the shock absorber eye with the front wheel block hole (inside boss picture 7a) and insert the shock pin into the shock first, and ...

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    Screw license bracket to center rail with 4 small screws (picture 8b). Use screwdriver – a cordless drill can damage screws and holes. Insert black rubber plug (socket holes up) into bottom of grey light base (picture 8c). Screw grey light base to license bracket with 2 screws by hand (picture 8d). ...

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    18 18 install center rail - check light plugs place center rail on top of cross-members as shown (picture 9a). From the bag of bolts marked “t-bolts,” insert two t-bolts into the bottom of each cross- member. Insert one at each end through the enlarged slots at the ends of cross- members (picture 9b...

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    19 install tongue & flat-4 connector install tongue carefully turn the trailer right-side up onto its wheels. Open the black lever on the tongue receiver (picture 20a). Assembly tip: hook up the tongue ball coupler on to your vehicle hitch ball to hold that end up. Lightly grease the end of the tong...

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    20 20 install crossbars tighten to 23 ft. Lbs (31n-m) . Position with crossbar on slip tower over t-bolts. Attach washers and nuts. Top of aluminum blocks. T-bolts in side rail slide four (4) t-bolts into each of the side rails as shown. Place aluminum blocks as shown – roughly in line with the cros...

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    Yakima products, inc. Customer service 4101 kruse way lake oswego, or 97035 1) call us at 888-925-4621 from 7am-5pm pacific time m-f. 2) email us: support@yakima.Com. Www.Yakima.Com the rackandroll trailer is patented under u.S. Patent no. 7,059,626 part#1033557rev.F.