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FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS, INC.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

10' AND 12' SUN SHADE

1968-552
August 2002

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This package contains:
2
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4749-484 Top latch foam gasket
2
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4733-411 Tek screw
3
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4723D5291 Ridge pole assembly
2
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4758-930 Pole mounting bracket
2
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4756-947 Safety pins
       

IMPORTANT NOTICE

These instructions are for the use of qualified individuals specifically trained and experienced in the installation of this type equipment and related system components. Installation and service personnel are required by some states to be licensed. Persons not qualified shall not attempt to install this equipment nor interpret the instructions.
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
   
1. Slide the sun shade storage bag into the roadside track. It may be necessary to spray the track insert with a soapy solution for ease of installation. Center the sun shade in the track.
2. Locate the two 4733-411 Tek screws supplied. Using an air or electric driver, install one self-tapping Tek screw through each end of the track ½" back from each end of the track. See Figure 1. Tek screws must penetrate through the rubber seal sewn onto the sun shade bag. This will retain the sun shade in the track during transit.
  NOTE: Care should be used when fastening the Tek screws to avoid slipping off and damaging the skin of the top assembly.
3. Remove the front and rear top latches. Place the pole mounting brackets behind the top latch. Place the new foam gasket behind the pole mounting brackets and attach to the trailer.
  NOTE: Make sure the pole mounting brackets face toward the center of the trailer and that the foam gasket is between the pole mounting bracket and the body panel of the trailer. See photo 1.
4. Raise the trailer top approximately halfway, unzip the storage bag, and unroll the sun shade.
5. Swing the adjustable support poles down from the underside of the sun shade support channel and attach to the pole mounting brackets using the safety pin. Slide through the bracket and pole.
   
   
warning
1. During light to heavy periods of rainfall, one adjustable support pole must be lowered approximately     4" to 6" to allow for water drainage from atop the sun shade. If not, water build-up could collapse the     support channel or tear the vinyl surface of the sun shade.

2. This sun shade is not designed for use in high winds. If high winds are expected, close the sun
     shade until the winds recede.

6. Twist and pull one telescoping ridge pole (4723A5291) apart to a length equivalent to the distance between the trailer top and inside edge of the canopy support channel. Allow the snap button on the inner pole to snap into the nearest hole on the outer pole to lock the poles at the proper length.
7. Insert the tip of the ridge pole into one of the pre-drilled holes in the canopy support channel. Insert the opposite end of the ridge pole into the corresponding loop that is sewn to the inside of the canopy bag. Adjust poles apart as needed.
8. To take down, lower the trailer top approximately halfway, remove ropes from stakes, and fold poles back into canopy support channel. Roll canopy and zip canopy storage bag.

NOTE: The ropes may be rolled up inside the canopy, but the hook stakes should be stored inside the trailer.

Although the canopy can be set up and taken down by one person, we recommend two persons for ease of assembly.

The canopy should be wiped clean and the poles emptied of water prior to long term storage.

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