Trinity Highway QuadGuard M Wide, Product Description Assembly Manual

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4) Attach Side Panels and/or Transition Panels to Backup Assembly
A. Attach Hinge Plates to Backup (three (3) places on each side of Backup) using a 5/8”
rail bolt, lock washer, and hex nut.
B. Attach Transition Panel or Side Panel to Hinge Plate using a 5/8” rail bolt and rail nut
(two places - top and bottom holes only). See Backup Assembly drawing(s) below.
C. Attach diagonal brace to Side Panel or transition and Backup using 3/8” a hex bolt, lock
washer, and hex nut (two (2) places per brace and four (4) places per side).
D. Secure each diagonal brace set in two (2) places with a 3/8” hex bolt, lock washer, and
hex nut (Figure 20).
Note:
A Side Panel is unnecessary when a Transition Panel is used.
Assembly Tip:
Use a drift pin to align the center hole of the Side Panel with the center hole of the Backup
before inserting the Rail Bolts.
Figure 20
Side Panel/Transition Panel Attachment
TENSION STRUT BACKUP
3/8X3 1/2 HEX BOLT
3/8 LOCK WASHER
5/8 RAIL NUT (LARGE)
5/8 LOCK WASHER
3/8 HEX NUT
DIAGONAL BRACE (OUTER)
3/8X3 1/2
HEX BOLT
5/8X4 HEX BOLT
DIAGONAL BRACE (INNER)
HINGE PLATE
5/8 HEX NUT (SMALL)
3/8 LOCK WASHER
5/8 RAIL BOLT
WIDE SIDE PANEL
3/8 HEX NUT