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MOUNTINGTHERACK

Therackisalengthofsteelthathasnylonteethattachedtoit.Therackisatt achedtothegateby

meansofTEKscrews.Therackmeshes withthepiniongearonthemotorwhichthendrivesthe

gate.

Itisveryimportantthattherackismountedsecurelyandthatther ackmesheswiththepiniongear

forthefulllengthofthegate.Anysectionofrackt hatistootightortooloosewillcauseproblems

withtheoperationofthegate.

Step1:ensurethatthemotorisatleast7mmabovethegroundlevelandthatthegateisinthe

clos edposition.FigA

Step2:placeapieceoftherackonth epinionofthemotor, ensuringthatt heteethoftherackand

thepinionmeshcorrectly.

Step3:nowfastentheracktothegateusingtheTEKscrews.TheTEKscrewshouldbeplacedin

thecentreoftheslotin theracksoasto allowforadjustmentlater.FIGB

Step4:pushthegatetowardstheopenpositioncontinuingtosecuretheracktothefulllengthof

thegate.Ensurethattherackissecurelymeshedwiththepinionatalltimesduringthisoperation.

Repeatstep4untilthefulllengthofrackisattached tothegate.

Step5:usingthejackupboltsund erthemotor,dropthemotor2mm,thisallowsaslightgapbe

tweentheteethoftherackandthepinionsoastopreventanybindingortightspotsontherac k.

FIGC

Step6:pushthegateallthewayopenandclosedtocheckthattherackismeshingwiththepinion

forthecompletelengthofthegate.

Checkthattherackisnottouchingthemotorwhilerunningandalsocheckthattherackcoversat

leastthreequartersofthepinionatalltimes whenviewedfromabove.

Startwith7mmspace

Dropmotorby2mmwhen

rackissecuredtogate.

5mm

2mm

C

PlacetheTEKscrewsasshownbellowforthe

completelengthofrack.

PlaceTEKscrewhere

B

7mm

A

ITISRECOMMENDEDTHATTHERACK

ISMOUNTEDASSHOWNANDNOT

INVERTED,ASTHISMAYCAUSEOB

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