9
Operation
Assembling the pedestal
Turn the skid upside-down, depress the leg locking plungers and swing each folding leg out until
the plungers lock the legs in the fully open position
Changing the skid tracking width
Fit the kick bar
, which is secured by three sliding catches on the underside of the centre cast-
ing.
Set the skid on the ground on its wheels and apply the brakes
.
Fit the steering ring to the column as follows:
in the cut-outs of the mounting plate
From the underside of the mounting plate, tighten the three screws using a suitable screw-
driver, coin, or similar tool.
Install the column on the skid as follows:
Ensure that the rubber straps on each foot support
are to the outside of the ball joint.
Hold the column upright and release the Velcro retaining strap
holding the three struts.
Raise the longer strut
to about 30o from horizontal. The strut joint is adjusted to retain
the strut in this position.
Lift the column, holding the two shorter struts
out from the column. Align the long strut
with the fixed leg of the skid and carefully lower the column base into the skid centre. En-
sure that the struts engage with the ball joints on each foot support and the steering tube
locates in its socket.
Secure the struts to the supports with the rubber straps
Tighten the skid clamp
, using moderate hand pressure only. The clamp lever has a
spring-loaded ratchet-type action and is operated as follows:
Turn the clamp lever clockwise as far as possible.
Pull the lever outward against the spring pressure, return it to vertical and release.
Turn lever clockwise again.
Repeat until the skid clamp is sufficiently tightened.
Secure the Velcro retaining strap
clear of the skid wheels.
Slide the steering indicator(s)
to the desired position