ShoreLand'r SL40TBAL - Manual (Page 2)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 (800)859-3028 ww.shorelandr.com M301237
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IMPORTANT:
All hardware for your trailer is stainless steel. It is
important that you use an anti-seize material on the bolt
threads when assembling to prevent gaulding.
TONGUE
The tongue comes shipped positioned backwards in the
frame.
Remove the nut and bolt that holds the tongue in place and
discard. Remove the tongue from its shipping position and
install correctly in the front tongue channel.
See pages 4 & 5.
Line the holes in the tongue with the holes in the tongue
channel. Install the 1/2” X 4” hex bolt in the front cross hole
and secure with a 1/2” lock nut.
Remove the wire harness from the rear of tongue. Place the
wire harness and the brake line through the hole provided in
the tongue cover plate. (See Detail F).
Secure the tongue cover plate in position with the same 1/2”
x 1-1/2” hex bolt that secures the back on the tongue to the
tongue channel of the frame.Secure with a 1/2” lock nut.
Tighten both bolts just installed.
Plug the tongue wire harness ends into the frame harnesses
by matching colors and ends. Push the extra wire provided
either into the rear of the tongue or else remove the grommet
in the side frame and place the extra wire in the side frame.
Replace grommets just removed.
White Ground Wire Installation
Place the self-tapping screw provided through the round metal
ring on the white ground wire of the tongue harness located
at the rear of the tongue. Attach the ground wire to the main
frame by driving the screw in the hole provided next to the
tongue channel of the frame. This will assure a positive ground
for the lighting.
Locate the brass brake line coupling. Remove the plastic cap
and thread the brake line coming out the rear of the tongue
into one end of the coupling. Bend the line in a smooth gradual
radius being careful not to kink the line. Bend so it can be
mated to the brake line from the side frame. Once aligned
thread the side frame brake line into the other end of the
coupling. Tighten both lines into the coupling.
SAFETY CHAINS
Slip the 1/2” x 5” hex bolt through a 1/2” flat washer, place
through the last link of one of the safety chains.
Place the bolt with chain attached through the hole in the
bottom front of the actuator mounted on the tongue.
Position the second chain on the portion of the bolt
extending through the other side of the tongue. Secure with
1/2” flat washer and hex lock nut.
ROCKER ARMS
Locate the rocker arms (Ref. No. 5 of the chassis schematic,
Page 3). Note that the center bushing has a grease zerk in it.
Position the rocker arms up into the center channel welded
in the center of the tandem spring bracket so that the grease
zerk is pointing down. Align the holes in the channel with the
rocker arm. Secure in place with a 3/4” x 4-1/2” hex bolt and
lock nut. Tighten. Repeat this process on the other rocker
arm and spring bracket. Grease the rocker at this time by
applying grease through the zerk just discussed.
NOTE: THE GREASE ZERK IS POSITIONED DOWN SO
THAT IT IS ACCESIBLE FOR SERVICING WHEN NEEDED.
SPRINGS
Position the axles so they are properly aligned with the trailer.
Position the brake axle so that the disc brake calipers are on
the back side of the axle. The brake axle must always be
mounted as the rear axle to give you the best braking
possible (See Page 6). There is no right and left to the axle
without brakes. It can be mounted either way.
Place the springs on the topside of the spring pads welded to
the axle. (See chassis diagram). Note that the hook end of
the spring must be to the rear of the trailer. Place a spring
clamp on the top center of the spring as shown. Next place
the 1/2” x 6-1/2” U-bolts down over the top of the spring clamp,
spring and axle as shown.
Place the spring and axle U-bolt plate onto the ends of the
two U-bolts just placed. Secure in place with 1/2” lock nuts.
Thread onto the U-bolts but do not tighten securely
until the complete unit is in position on the trailer. Repeat on
the other spring.
AXLE
Place one of the spring bracket bushings (Ref.#37) into the
rear of the spring bracket and secure with a 9/16” x 3-1/4”
hex bolt and hex lock nut. Repeat in other spring bracket.
Position the rear axle under the frame, then hook the hook
loop of the springs around the bushings just installed. Note
that if the axle is positioned too low when trying to hook, the
hooks will not hook around the bushings.
Raise the front of the springs up so they align with the rear
hole in the axle boogie just installed. Secure in place with
9/16” x 3-1/4” hex bolts and lock nuts.
Install another spring bracket bushing in the front hole on the
rock arm assembly. Secure with a 9/16” x 3-1/4” hex bolt and
lock nut. Tighten.
Hook the hook end of the springs mounted to the front axle
over the bushing just installed in the rocker arm assembly.
Then swing the front of the spring up and attach the front
mounting hole in the spring bracket with another 9/16” x
3-1/4” hex bolt and lock nut.
Tighten all axle U-bolts and spring bolts.
ONE AXLE BRAKE INSTALLATION
Cut the tape securing the brake line hose to the axle.
Remove the brass plug from the port in the brass block on
the right brake caliper. Thread in the brake hose male end
and tighten. Place the other end of the hose up through the
hole provided in the brake line clip bracket. Secure in place
with the hose clip provided. (Item # 29, Page 6)
Remove the plastic cap from the end of the frame brake line
coming out of the black plastic tube in the side frame by the
axle. Carefully uncoil the brake line so that it will reach the
end of the hose just attached to the brake line clip bracket.
Thread the brake line fitting into the brake line hose. Tighten.
All bleeding to the line can be done through the bleeder on
the right caliper.