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Installing the ‘quick-disconnect’ system
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tow bar is centered on the front of the vehicle.
If necessary, adjust the quick-disconnects by moving
them to the left or the right, until the tow bar is centered
to the front of the vehicle.
CAUTION
The quick-disconnects must be centered on the
mounting brackets. If they are attached too far to the
left or the right, the tow bar will not be centered on
the towed vehicle, which will cause excessive tire wear
and other consequential, non-warranty damage.
4.
Once the crossbar slides on and off easily, torque the
four bolts to 75 ft./lbs.
Again, test-fit the crossbar over the QDs, to verify that
the crossbar slides on and off easily. If it does not, adjust
the QDs again.
5.
Both linch pins
must
be inserted through the upper
holes in the vertical pins in parts “A” and “B,” as shown
in Figure 5.
Both linch pins must be locked. The rings (Figure 6)
are spring-loaded — they must be snapped over the pins,
as shown in Figure 6, with the curved side of the linch pins
touching the rings, in order to keep the QD bases secure.
Towing vibrations will force the linch pins out un-
less they are properly locked in place over the vertical
pins on both quick-disconnects. Refer to Figure 6.
Failure to properly attach and lock both linch pins
will result in the loss of the towed vehicle, which may
cause property damage, personal injury or even death.
CONNECTING THE TOW BAR
Use caution when handling the tow bar — if your
hands, fingers or any part of your body are caught
between moving components, they can be pinched,
cut or otherwise injured.
1.
Follow the preceding section in this manual — “Install-
ing the ‘quick-disconnect’ system” — to attach the tow bar
quick-disconnects (“QDs”) and the QD bases.
2.
Drive the towed vehicle within three or three-and-a-half
feet of the motorhome hitch receiver. The vehicle does not
have to be perfectly centered to the hitch receiver, just
close.
Then, put the vehicle in gear (park), set the emergency
brake and chock one of the wheels.
3.
With one hand, press down on the passenger side
release handle (the Freedom Latch™, Figure 7). With your
other hand, hold the
coupler and slide it
toward the passenger
side to disconnect the
tow bar from the stor-
age tab collar (Figure
8).
4.
Swing the tow
bar up, in a counter-
clockwise direction
(Figure 9), until the bar is vertical. Then slide the driver's
side arm to the extreme right side of the stainless steel
slider bar (Figure 10).
Never release the tow bar arms when they are in the
vertical position. The arms can fall and cause severe
personal injury.
5.
Lower the tow bar to position the coupler over the
hitch ball. Slide the tow bar arms forward or backward, as
needed, to maneuver the coupler over the hitch ball. If one
of the tow bar arms does not slide forward or backward,
lift the release handle (Figure 7) to unlock it.
6.
With the coupler over the hitch ball, raise the coupler
locking lever (Figure 11) until the tab ‘ear’ (Figure 11)
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Figure 8
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