INSTALLING RACK ONTO VEHICLE:
• WITH ARMS IN FOLDED
POSITION, INSERT RACK
INTO RECEIVER HITCH. LINE
UP HOLE IN THE BASE WITH
HOLE OF RECEIVER HITCH.
• INSERT NO-WOBBLE BOLT
INTO HOLE, MAKING
SURE THAT THE SHOULDER
OF THE BOLT COMES AGAINST
RECEIVER RACK INSIDE OF
HITCH.
• TIGHTEN FIRMLY USING TWO
- 3/4” WRENCHES. THERE
SHOULD NOT BE ANY
MOVEMENT OF THE RACK
INSIDE OF THE HITCH WHEN
C.
D.
LOADING BICYCLES ON RACK:
E.
MODEL S-555 SHOULD ONLY BE USED ON 2” RECEIVER HITCHES
INSTALLED ON AUTOMOBILES. NEVER USE THIS RACK ON A TRAILER.
FOLDING UP CARRY ARMS:
• REMOVE ALL LOOSE ITEMS FROM BICYCLES (PUMPS, BAGS, ETC.), AND CHECK THAT ALL QUICK RELEASE HUBS ARE TIGHT.
• LOAD FIRST BICYCLE WITH ITS CHAIN AND GEARS FACING AWAY FROM RACK. MAKE SURE THAT BICYCLES DO NOT COME IN
CONTACT WITH VEHICLE.
• LOAD SUBSEQUENT BICYCLES IN ALTERNATING DIRECTIONS. FOR BEST WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, LOAD HEAVIEST BICYCLES
FIRST, WITH LIGHTER BICYCLES ON THE OUTSIDE. ADD PADDING BETWEEN BICYCLE CONTACT POINTS, IF NECESSARY.
• AFTER BICYCLES ARE LOADED, CHECK THAT ENTIRE RACK IS SECURE AND THAT NO-WOBBLE BOLT IS TIGHT, AND THAT THE
RACK IS STILL FIRMLY IN PLACE. VISION OUT OF REAR WINDOW MAY BE RESTRICTED—USE SIDE MIRRORS ACCORDINGLY
WHEN BACKING UP.
SPECIAL NOTE ON INSTALLING WOMEN’S STYLE FRAMES:
PLACE ONE CARRY ARM UNDER FRONT TOP TUBE. WITH THE OTHER CARRY ARM, ROTATE TIE-DOWN CRADLE, AND
PLACE CARRY IN SPACE BEHIND SEAT TUBE AND BELOW REAR DOWN-STAY. THE
ALLEN 900B ADAPTOR BAR IS ALSO
RECOMMENDED FOR THIS APPLICATION.
SECURING BIKES TO RACK:
F.
ALL BIKES MUST BE SECURELY TIED TO RACK. USE INDIVIDUAL TIE-DOWN STRAPS, OR
ADDITIONAL STRAPS IF NECESSARY.
3. USE 70” STRAP TO PULL
ALL BICYCLES TOGETHER
AROUND BOTTOM BRACK-
ETS. STRAP SHOULD ALSO
SECURE WHEELS.
1.PLACE BICYCLE IN CRADLE.
2. LOCK DOWN TIE-DOWN STRAP.
• TO FOLD UP CARRY ARMS,
SQUEEZE TOGETHER THE TWO RED
TABS ON THE BACK OF THE CARRY
ARM ASSEMBLY, AND SWING
CARRY ARMS INTO UPRIGHT
POSITION.
• THE PINS CONNECTED TO THESE
TABS SHOULD “SNAP” INTO PLACE
TO HOLD THE CARRY ARMS IN AN
UPRIGHT POSITION.
• REVERSING THIS PROCESS WILL
KEEP THE CARRY ARMS LOCKED IN
A DOWN POSITION.
• IF BOTH PINS ON YOUR RACK DO
NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE
CARRY ARMS IN THE UPRIGHT
POSITION, DO NOT USE YOUR
RACK, AND CONTACT R. A. ALLEN
CO..
.
1.
SQUEEZE
RED TABS
2.
ROTATE ARMS INTO
UPRIGHT POSITION
LOCK NUT
NO-WOBBLE BOLT
ALLEN LIFETIME WARRANTY:
IF AN ALLEN BIKE RACK IS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECT IN
WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIAL OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE
ORIGINAL PURCHASER, ALLEN WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE
THE RACK FREE OF CHARGE. THE WARRANTY DOES NOT
COVER DAMAGE OR WEAR WHICH OCCURS AS A RESULT OF
DAY TO DAY USE OR GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR.
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