Kargo Master Congo Cage For JK 2 & 4 Door (50351) - Manual (Page 3)

THAT'S IT! You are now ready to use your rack.
SILIC
ONE
SEAL
ANT
Apply a healthy air tight bead of silicone around every swaged joint to prevent moisture from leaking into and
out of the joint. If this is not done properly, the inside surface of the tubes can rust and rusty water can leak out.
Maintain this joint seal throughout the life of your rack.
Rusty Joint
(WITHOUT SEALANT)
Remove existing bolts from the upper half of the windshield hinge plates. Put a small bead of
silicone inside and around the countersunk bolt holes in the existing windshield hinge plates
and place the thick washers T, (between the jeep and the bracket), then attach front leg
mount plates with bolts S.
50341
50351
HARDWARE KIT #
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SEE PAGE 4 TO ATTACH BASKET RACK.
ASSEMBLY & MOUNTING
INSTRUCTIONS for
JK CONGO CAGE
Under the Jeep, on either side, there is a bracket that attaches the rear
bumper to the chassis. Remove existing bolts. Place the Congo Cage rear
mounting bracket over the existing bumper bracket. Insert bolts I with lock
washers J and flat washers K through the Congo Cage bracket and the
Jeep bumper bracket, into the threaded holes in the chassis. Attach loosely.
Put bolts E up through the foot of mounting bracket (between the
bracket and the bumper). Tighten down the bolts at the chassis.
Place U-bracket onto mounting bracket (threads towards jeep), and
attach with flat washers F and lock nuts G. Tighten down securely.
With bolts D and lock nuts G snug only the front legs 04 to the front U-bar 03 (narrow). Then attach rear
legs to rear U-bar 05 (widest) with bolts D and lock nuts G (leg with the joggle goes on driver side).
To remove and replace the soft top to the jeep, remove the front
mount bolts and lift the front of the rack and prop it up with the
prop rod while you work on the roof. On completion, lower rack
back into postion and re-bolt.
Next, using bolts M, contoured flat washer U, and O-ring V (as shown), top side only of the cross bars 07 ,
with lock nut G on bottom side.
Insert a rubber bushing L into one side of each barrel at the bottom of the rear legs and insert bushing spacer
P into rubber bushing, then insert remaining bushing. Lift rack onto jeep and secure loosely front legs to front
mounting brackets with bolts A, lock washers B, and flat washers C, rubber washers N (one above and one
below the mounting bracket). Next attach loosely the rear legs with bolts H, lock washers J and flat washers
K
Tighten down all nuts & bolts and apply bead of silicone around all swage joints as shown below .
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1
=
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2
=
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3
=
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4
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6
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8
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NOTE:
I
E
J
K
JEEP
BODY
REAR
MOUNTING
BRACKET
BUMPER
BUMPER
MOUNTING BRACKET
BOLTS,
LOCK WASHERS,
FLAT WASHERS
JEEP
CHASSIS
PROP ROD
#
7
=
Before inserting male swage into female swage, apply to both inside (female) and outside (male) of each
swaged joint a coat of silicone (provided). #
5
=
Male Swage Female Swage
Silicone
Swage Joint
G
V
U
M