NEW Molded Snowboard Sleeve Assembly Instructions
Follow along in a couple steps we will have that snowboard sleeve safely installed.
1. Warm up to it, this install will be much smoother if the plastic sleeve and rubber-isolated-clamp hardware are at room temperature where they will be warm enough to stay soft and malleable.
1.1 Unbox and organize parts.
1.2 Mock up your rough fit on the side of the GR4/6/10 rack frame, consider which side of the rack you want to install your sleeve. Inside near the license plate or outside near the tail light.
1.3 Check your hardware bag and examine how the lower galvanized clamps and rubber vibration damping clamps work.
1.4 Identify the optional carriage bolt washers (washers with square hole) set them aside for now.
1.4 Identify the optional carriage bolt washers (washers with square hole) set them aside for now.
2. Align LOWER galvanized steel clamp hardware on the back of the sleeve
2.1 Insert carriage bolts from inside of the sleeve through square cutouts in the bottom, then through the galvanized clamp, and secure the first couple threads, only snug up the nut to the back side.
2.2 Extend the clamps as far down in their runners as possible. Loosely tighten both carriage bolt nuts, and make sure the carriage bolt head is seated in the box. A small amount of clamp to frame rail movement is acceptable when nuts are tight.
3. Assemble upper rubber vibration damping clamps onto the upper 1” steel tube of the rack. Make sure to snug up the steel clamp in the rubber isolator so there is no gap between the two. Roughly align the spacing with the holes in the back of the sleeve.
3.1 Pivot Sleeve upwards around the lower tube and clamp to join the top of the sleeve and top of the rack
3.2 Align lower ears of the rubber isolated clamp with the rectangle cutouts on the back of the sleeve. Pass the metal tabs through the cutouts and stand the sleeve upright along the side of the rack.
3.3 Align upper carriage bolts and nuts passing through the inside of the sleeve to the back of the rack, only need to get one or two threads on each.
Vertical misalignment will be pulled together through this step, it can be challenging.
*If squeezing the upper tabs together feels too tight, you can use channel locks to make quick work of it. Check for how the upper steel clamps are seated in their rubber isolators, align clamps and slots on the sleeve so hardware is as straight as possible, check for tight lower clamps, try to shift the sleeve upwards enough to thread your screws through.
3.4 Tighten UPPER hardware until sleeve is secure on the side of the rack.
3.4 Tighten UPPER hardware until sleeve is secure on the side of the rack.
4. Attach Bungee Cord with supplied machine screw and nut.
5. Put your snowboard in the sleeve and check out how everything fits and pivots down when loaded. Try inserting the board tip first and tail first to see what sits lowest into the sleeve.
Always use the included bungee to secure your snowboard.
Always ensure that your gear is safely secured before operating the vehicle.
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