Mount Base - Garmin Force User & Maintenance Manual

2
Open the cable clips
3
Pinch the tabs on the side of the display panel, and push it
out of the upper link from the back.
4
Install the replacement display panel by placing it in the
upper link from the front and pushing until it snaps into place.
5
Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, secure the position sensor to
the mount.
6
Route the position sensor cable through the cable clips and
snap them closed to secure the cable.
Removing the Upper Link from the Mount Base
Before you can remove the upper link from the mount base, you
must disconnect the upper link from the steering servo housing
(Disconnecting the Upper Link of the Mount, page
1
Using an 8 mm hex bit or wrench, loosen the two bolts that
secure the upper link to the mount base.
TIP: The bolts that secure the upper link to the mount base
are fastened very securely at the factory. You may need to
use a ratchet to hold the 8 mm hex bit to provide the leverage
needed to loosen these bolts.
2
Remove the bolts, bushings, and washers from both sides of
the upper link.
Reconnecting the Upper Link to the Mount Base
1
Place the plastic bushings
with the original upper link, or over the two bolts supplied with
the replacement upper link.
to remove the position-sensor cable.
17).
over the bolts you removed
2
Place a plastic washer
upper link or a washer supplied with the replacement upper
link between the upper link and the mount base.
NOTE: Replacement plastic washers may have adhesive on
one side. If your washers have adhesive, you can stick them
to the mount base to make installing the bolts easier.
3
Push one of the bolts with a plastic bushing through the
upper link and washer, and using an 8 mm hex bit or wrench,
screw it into the mount base.
4
Repeat the previous step on the other side of the mount.
5 Tighten the bolts to 55 Nm (40.5 lbf-ft.).
Removing the Lower Link from the Mount Base
Before you can remove the lower link from the mount base, you
must remove the steering servo from the mount
Steering Servo from the Mount, page
1
Rotate the lower link up so you can access the latching
mechanism spring.
2
Using needle-nose pliers, disconnect the spring from the
hook on the base of the gas spring.
3
Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the pin covers from
the sides of the mount base.
4 Push the pin out from one side and pull to remove it from the

mount base.

5 Lift up to remove the lower link from the mount base.
Replacing the Locking Mechanism in the Lower Link
Before you can replace the locking mechanism in the lower link,
you must remove the lower link from the mount base
the Lower Link from the Mount Base, page
that you removed with the original
(Removing the
17).
(Removing
23).
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