Allen Sports 740RR User Manual
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NSTRUCTIONS
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G
1
M
ODEL
740RR H
ITCH
R
ACK
W
ARNING
: B
IKES
AND
OR
RACK
FALLING
IN
ROAD
CAN
CAUSE
SERIOUS
ACCIDENTS
RESULTING
IN
BODILY
INJURY
—
DO
NOT
USE
RACK
ON
ANY
VEHICLE
WHICH
IT
CAN
NOT
BE
PROPERLY
MOUNTED
AS
DESCRIBED
IN
THIS
INSTRUCTION
SHEET
.
• R
ACK
SHOULD
ONLY
BE
USED
ON
VEHICLES
WITH
2”
RECEIVER
HITCHES
. N
EVER
USE
WITH
ANY
TYPE
OF
HITCH
ADAPTOR
.
• N
EVER
USE
ON
TRAILERS
OR
THE
FRONT
OF
VEHICLE
.
• B
IKES
SHOULD
BE
TIED
TO
RACK
USING
TIE
-
DOWNS
,
OR
ADDITIONAL
STRAPS
IF
NECESSARY
.
• C
HECK
PERIODICALLY
DURING
USE
THAT
ALL
BOLTS
AND
NUTS
ARE
PROPERLY
TIGHTENED
,
AND
THAT
BIKES
AND
RACK
ARE
SECURE
.
• N
EVER
CARRY
MORE
THAN
4
BICYCLES
(M
AX
.
CAPACITY
140 #) -
NO
TANDEMS
,
TRICYCLES
,
MOPEDS
OR
RECUMBENTS
. C
AR
TAIL
LIGHTS
MUST
REMAIN
VISIBLE
.
• A
LWAYS
MAKE
SURE
THAT
RACK
IS
PROPERLY
CLOSED
BEFORE
DRIVING
VEHICLE
.
• M
ODIFYING
THE
RACK
IN
ANY
WAY
COULD
MAKE
THE
PRODUCT
UNSAFE
,
AND
WILL
VOID
MANUFACTURER
’
S
WARRANTY
.
• A
BICYCLE
CARRIER
WILL
CHANGE
THE
HANDLING
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
YOUR
VEHICLE
,
PARTICULARLY
WHEN
IT
IS
FULLY
LOADED
-
D
RIVE
CONSERVATIVELY
,
ESPECIALLY
OVER
BUMPS
(
NEVER
OFF
ROAD
).
• D
O
NOT
USE
IF
ANY
PART
OF
THE
RACK
IS
DAMAGED
OR
MISSING
. C
ONTACT
R. A. A
LLEN
C
O
.,
INC
.
FOR
REPLACEMENT
PARTS
.
C
AUTION
: U
SE
A
LLEN
740RR
ONLY
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH
LOCAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE
AND
TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS
.
• I
NSTALL
RACK
AND
LOAD
BICYCLES
ONLY
AT
A
SAFE
DISTANCE
AWAY
FROM
MOVING
TRAFFIC
.
• M
AKE
SURE
THAT
ALL
OF
THE
RACK
AND
BICYCLES
ARE
KEPT
AT
A
SAFE
DISTANCE
FROM
ROAD
AND
HOT
EXHAUST
DURING
USE
.
• F
OLD
CARRY
ARMS
DOWN
,
OR
REMOVE
RACK
FROM
VEHICLE
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE
.
A. P
ARTS
:
6 - .375” L
OCK
N
UT
[N1]
4 - .5” L
OCK
N
UT
[N2]
2 - .375”
X
2.5” B
OLT
[B1]
2 - .375”
X
3” C
ARRAIGE
B
OLT
[CB1]
1 - .5” N
O
-W
OBBLE
B
OLT
[5NWB]
2 - .5”
X
2.75” B
OLT
[B3]
1 - .5”
X
6.875” B
OLT
[B4]
H
ARDWARE
H
ITCH
I
NSERT
[H1]
S
WING
A
RM
[H2]
C
ARRY
A
RM
[H4]
U
PRIGHT
A
RM
[H3]
T
OOLS
R
EQUIRED
:
2 - 9/16” W
RENCHES
& 2 - 3/4” W
RENCHES
,
OR
2 - A
DJUSTABLE
W
RENCHES
B. A
SSEMBLY
:
S
TEP
1 - I
NSTALL
H
ITCH
I
NSERT
[H1]
A. I
NSERT
[H1]
INTO
2”
RECEIVER
HITCH
. L
INE
UP
1/2”
HOLE
IN
INSERT
WITH
HOLE
IN
HITCH
.
B. I
NSERT
[5NWB]
INTO
HOLE
,
MAKING
SURE
THAT
THE
SHOULDER
OF
THE
BOLT
COMES
UP
AGAINST
[H1]
INSIDE
OF
HITCH
.
T
IGHTEN
[N2]
ON
OPPOSITE
SIDE
FIRMLY
WITH
TWO
3/4”
WRENCHES
.
T
HERE
SHOULD
NOT
BE
ANY
MOVEMENT
OF
[H1]
INSIDE
OF
THE
HITCH
WHEN
DONE
.
[H1]
[5NWB]
[N2]
S
TEP
2 - I
NSTALL
S
WING
A
RM
[H2]
ONTO
H
ITCH
I
NSERT
[H1]
A. D
EPRESS
R
ELEASE
P
EDAL
[R1]
TO
OPEN
[H2]
SLIGHTLY
.
B. I
NSERT
[B4]
INTO
HOLE
[A]
A N D
T H R O U G H
[H1].
T
IGHTEN
[N2]
ONTO
[B4]
FIRMLY
USING
2 - 3/4”
WRENCHES
.
[R1]
[A]
[B4]
[H1]
[H2]
S
TEP
3 - F
INISH
S
WING
A
RM
[H2]
I
NSTALL
WITH
2 - [B3]
A. I
NSERT
BOTH
[B3] B
OLTS
THROUGH
HOLES
ON
[H2]
AND
[H1]. I
NSTALL
[N2]
AND
TIGHTEN
FIRMLY
WITH
2 - 3/4”
WRENCHES
.
[B3]
[N2]
S
TEP
4 - I
NSTALL
U
PRIGHT
[H3]
ONTO
S
WING
A
RM
[H2]
[N1]
[CB1]
[H3]
[H2]
A. W
ITH
S
WING
A
RM
[H2]
COMPLETELY
OPEN
,
SLIDE
[H3]
OVER
EXISTING
BOLTS
ON
[H2]. I
NSERT
BOTH
[CB1]
BOLTS
INTO
HOLES
ON
[H3],
INSTALL
ALL
FOUR
[N1]
NUTS
,
AND
TIGHTEN
FIRMLY
USING
2 - 9/16”
WRENCHES
.
S
TEP
5 - I
NSTALL
C
ARRY
A
RM
[H4]
ONTO
U
PRIGHT
[H3]
A. C
LOSE
S
WING
A
RM
[H2],
TIGHTEN
W
ING
-N
UT
[WN]
TO
SECURE
BASE
.
B. I
NSERT
THE
BOTTOM
OF
[H4]
INTO
[H3]
SO
THAT
THE
TWO
HOLES
ON
THE
BOTTOM
OF
[H4]
LINE
UP
WITH
THE
TWO
HOLES
AT
THE
TOP
OF
[H3].
C. I
NSERT
BOTH
[B1] B
OLTS
INTO
HOLES
AND
INSTALL
[N1]
N
UTS
ONTO
BOLTS
. U
SING
2 - 9/16”
WRENCHES
,
TIGHTEN
FIRMLY
SO
THAT
[H4]
DOES
NOT
MOVE
INSIDE
OF
[H3].
[H4]
[H3]
[N1]
[B1]
[WN]