Roadmaster Guardian User Manual

Figure 4
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CAUTION
The Guardian must not be closer than one inch from
the bumper or any other part of the vehicle’s body, or
permanent damage to the towed vehicle’s finish, as well
as other consequential, non-warranty damage will occur.
3. Now, reattach the safety plates and the QDs with the
Guardian mounting brackets between them, as shown in
Figure 1. Use the original nuts and washers. However,
do not use the original bolts — use the supplied two-inch
replacement bolts (Figure 1).
Do not tighten any of the bolts — leave them loose for
now — they will be tightened later.
To reassemble the quick-disconnects with the Guard-
ian brackets —
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Use the two-inch replacement bolts — the original
bolts are not long enough to compensate for the ad-
ditional thickness of the Guardian mounting bracket.
Unless the bolts thread completely through the nuts,
the bolts will pull loose, causing the towed vehicle to
separate from the motorhome.
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The safety plates (Figure 1) must be reinstalled. If
the safety plates are not reinstalled, metal fatigue can
cause a component of the quick-disconnect system
to fail, causing the towed vehicle to separate from
the motorhome.
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Use all mounting hardware, as shown in Figure
1. If all mounting hardware is not used, the quick-
disconnect system will not support the weight of the
towed vehicle, resulting in separation of the towed
vehicle.
4. The quick-disconnects must be centered on the tow bar
mounting brackets (Figure 2). Adjust the quick-disconnects
by sliding them to the left or the right, until they are cen-
tered over the tow bar mounting brackets.
5. Now, test-fit the crossbar — lower the crossbar over the
quick-disconnects (Figure 3). The vertical pins at the top
of both quick-disconnects should fit through the top holes
at the ends of the crossbar (Figure 2), and the vertical
pins at the bottom of the crossbar (Figure 2) should fit
through the lower holes on the quick-disconnects.
If necessary, adjust the quick-disconnects again, by
moving them to the left or the right, until the crossbar
slides on and off easily.
If you must adjust the quick-disconnects a second
time, make certain that they are both centered over the
tow bar mounting brackets.
6. Next, test-fit the Guardian center panel (Figure 4) —
the two posts (Figure 4) at the bottom of the center panel
should fit into the Guardian mounting brackets (Figure 4).
If necessary, slide the Guardian mounting brackets to
the left or the right, until the center panel slides on and
off easily.
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Figure 3

Roadmaster Guardian Specifications

General

Brand	Roadmaster
Model	Guardian
Category	Automobile Accessories
Language	English