Mounting The Tension Lever; Mounting The Bicycle Rack On The Trailer Tow Bar - EUFAB 11563 Manual

5.1.3 Mounting the tension lever

Figure 7: Mounting the tension lever
Screw the tension lever (8) into the tension lever mount (7) of the quick locking mechanism. Turn the thread fully into the holder and tighten the tension lever
extension using a wrench (the tension lever has a spanner flat with a key width of 17, see Figure 8).

5.2 Mounting the bicycle rack on the trailer tow bar

Ensure that the trailer tow bar is undamaged, clean and free of grease. Remove any paint from the coupling ball.
Before you put the bicycle rack on the trailer tow bar, familiarise yourself with the quick locking system.
Figure 9: Quick locking system
The quick locking mechanism is a component with a tension lever (8). Activating the lever opens or closes the quick locking mechanism. With the help of the
securing bolt (9) and the padlock (10), the quick locking system may be locked and secured.
The padlock is always required when using the bicycle rack. The bicycle rack may only be used if the padlock is employed correctly
and locked. The lock is safety-relevant.
Park your vehicle on a level surface. Apply the handbrake.
Remove the securing bolt from the quick locking mechanism and rotate by 90° to prevent it from engaging again. Open the quick locking mechanism by lifting
the tension lever.
Place the rack, from above, horizontally onto the trailer tow bar. Push the lever of the quick locking mechanism down (force required is approximately 35-40 kg)
as far as it will go (the lever will remain in the horizontal position).
Check whether the bicycle rack is securely and firmly positioned on the trailer tow bar (and can no longer be rotated). If this is not the case, the quick locking
mechanism must be readjusted. Lift the lever and remove the rack from the trailer tow bar. Remove the protective cap (11) of the adjusting screw (13). Undo
the counter nut (12) of the adjusting screw and rotate the adjusting screw on the quick locking mechanism tighter by a quarter turn. Then tighten the counter
nut again.
Replace the rack back on the trailer tow bar and check whether the rack is securely and firmly positioned on the tow bar. Repeat the adjustment process until
the rack is secure and firm. Push the protective cap back onto the adjustment screw.
Caution: Always make sure that the counter nut on the adjusting screw is correctly tightened!
Slight signs of pressure on the two bar ball are normal and do not influence the functionality
When the rack can no longer be rotated on the trailer tow bar, rotate the securing bolt of the quick locking mechanism until it engages. Now close the quick
locking mechanism with the supplied padlock and remove the key from the lock. Store the key carefully and in a safe place. The bicycle rack is now secured to
prevent theft.
Regularly check the firm seating of the rack on the trailer tow bar as well as the attachment of the bicycles to the rack. Also regularly check the functions of the
lighting system of your bicycle rack.
Figure 10: Padlock/protective cap
Figure 8: Spanner flats
Figure 11: Adjustment screw
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