Yakima King Joe Trunk Bike Rack Installation Instruction Manuals

Rotate the upper frame away from the lower frame. To move the frames, pull and turn both red triggers on the outer hubs. Position the frames. Find your measurement in the fit sheet. See fitting your car (above). • You will need a measuring tape. • On a flat surface, move the frames apart. • With the pads flat, measure from the inside edges of the tubes. Upper frame • with triggers out, adjust upper frame until it rests on the vehicle. • The position is relative to the lower frame and will depend on vehicle shape.

Lower frame a common location is a well-supported license plate depression, just above or below the numbers. • Press the area firmly with your hand. If deformation occurs, choose another location. • Turn and push the red triggers until they are seated in the hub. • Move the frames apart very slightly until the red triggers snap. • If the frame feels loose, pull out the red triggers and try again. Clean the contact points on the vehicle, and keep the pads free of debris. Lower support frame location is extremely important to the load! • A common location is a well-supported license plate depression, just above or below the numbers. • Press the area firmly with your hand. If deformation occurs, choose another location.

Cautions: • do not place the lower frame on glass, plastic, or thin metal. • Some suv’s, vans, and wagons have a large section of poorly supported metal that will dent under weight. Place where directed by the fit sheet notes. Refer to notes for your vehicle to see if you should use the glass hatch hooks in place of the top or bottom hooks. Upper hooks • insert the upper hooks into the leading edge of the hatch or trunk.

Pass the strap ends through the hatch opening from inside the vehicle. The hatch… the pads must be free from contact between hatch door and
vehicle’s frame. Close the hatch. Pull firmly on the straps to seat the pads. While supporting the carrier with your body, attach the new straps to your carrier’s top straps. Position the frame as determined in step 6. The upper straps should hold the carrier in place.

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