PATHWAY HD Code Compliant Modular Access System Installation Manual
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5.8.9.
Adjust the top rail standoff to contact the underside of the elbow and use the holes
in the standoff as a template to drill 5/16” or 11/32” holes through the platform
angle posts (FIG. 5.39).
5.8.10.
Attach the top rail standoff to the platform angle posts using 5/16”-18 x 1” button
head socket cap screws, 5/16”-18 nylon insert locknuts, and 5/16” flat washers
oriented as shown (FIG. 5.39).
5.8.11.
Drive a 1/4”-14 x 1-1/2” self-drilling, self-tapping screw up through the underside
of the top rail standoff into the 1-1/2” diameter 90° elbow. Put pressure on the
elbow until the threads engage and pull the components together (FIG. 5.40).
5.8.12.
Tighten all fasteners securely, including all ring joiner set screws and elbow
assembly screws, if not completed previously.
FIG. 5.39
FIG. 5.40
