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3.7.1
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Removing Sideboards
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This is best done with an assistant – one each end of each sideboard.
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Open the sideboard fully
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Slide the sideboard forwards and off its hinges
3.7.2
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Removing Centre Side-Post (where fitted)
The centre sidepost sits in a socket on the side of the trailer and is secured with and anti-rattle bolt.
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Use a 19mm across flats socket to loosen the M12 bolt.
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Lift out the centre sidepost
3.7.3
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Removing Tailboard and Rear Corner Pillars
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Release the bottom of the tailboard as described in section 3.4.1.1.
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Maintain a forwards push on the top corners of the tailboard so that it does not fall on the
floor accidentally during the next operation.
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With the aid of an assistant remove the pins from the gudgeon forketts as described in section
4.4.1.2.
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Lift the tailboard rearwards and off.
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The rear corner pillars are secured in sockets with a rearwards-facing anti-rattle bolt. Use a 19
mm across-flats spanner to loosen the bolt and lift out the rear corner pillars.
3.7.4
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Removing Headboard
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If a winch is fitted then consider that the winch is mounted on the headboard so, when the
headboard is removed, there can be no winch.
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First remove the spare wheel by releasing the three 19 mm across flats wheel-bolts securing it
to its carrier
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Replace the Wheel-bolts in the carrier
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If a winch is fitted it is essential to release the electrical connections at the battery. This means
tipping the body AND USING THE BODY PROP AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4.2 while releasing
the winch power cables from the battery. [The winch power cables are the cables that run
back down the trailer towards the rear. The pump power cables run straight from the battery
to the pump and must not be disconnected.]
