ShoreLand'r TA0015 V.2 - Manual (Page 5)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com
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REV D 04/29/2008
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lubricant (supplied in the kit) on the threads before the nuts
are installed to prevent seizing when they are tightened. All
other U-bolts in the kit are plated steel and are used on the
steel frame trailers. The standard flange lock nuts are used
on these U-bolts.) Failure to mate the proper nuts with prop-
er U-bolts will cause the nuts to freeze when tightening thus
preventing the U-bolts from tightening properly.
Installing the New Coupler Assembly
1. Locate the ball coupler mounting bracket, Item 3. (See Diagram
D) Place it on the end of the tongue and attach it with three (3)
½” x 4 ½” hex bolts and lock nuts. Tighten. Note that the bolt
pattern in the coupler mounting bracket is the same bolt pattern
as the UFP 8,000 & 10,000 series actuator. If your trailer is an
earlier model the bolt pattern of your tongue may not match the
pattern of the coupler mounting bracket supplied. Your tongue
will have to be re-drilled so the coupler mounting bracket can
be mounted to your tongue.
2. Attach the 2 5/16” coupler to the mounting bracket just installed
using 4- 5/8” x 1 ¾” hex bolts and lock nuts. Tighten. Attach the
new safety chains provided by placing a ½” flat washer on a ½”
x 1 ½” hex bolt. Insert the bolt through the end link on one of
the new safety chains provided. Insert the bolt into the mounting
hole that the old chains were removed from. Secure with the ½”
flange lock nut. Tighten. Repeat on the other chain.
3. The breakaway switch shown in the diagram will be installed at
a later time. Instructions for mounting the breakaway switch fol-
low later in the assembly.
SD Control Module Mounting Instructions
Locate the SD control module mounting bracket. Orientate as
shown in the drawing. Position the SD control module so the
mounting holes in it align with the square or rectangular holes in
the mounting plate. Secure the SD control module to the mounting
plate with two- ¼” x 1” carriage bolts and hex nuts. Tighten.
Electric Over Hydraulic Actuator Installation
1. Locate the actuator mounting plate, Item No. 2 and the brake
actuator, Item No. 21. Place one each 5/16” lock washer on
the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Attach the brake actuator to the
mounting plate using the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the side frame. Note that
the mounting plate has the appropriate holes for attaching to 2
x 4”, and 2 x 5” steel side frame tubing as well as the aluminum
I-beams. Use the 3/8” x 4 7/16” x 3” U-bolts for a 2” x 4” frame
and the 3/8” x 5 7/16” x 3” U-bolts for the 2” x 5” side frame to
mount the actuator assembly to the side frame. See the note at
the bottom of the Bill of Materials listed for Diagram D. Secure
the U-bolts to the assembly using the 3/8” flange lock nuts pro-
vided.
3. Place the proper U-bolts over the side frame as shown in Dia-
gram C, insert through the mounting plate and secure the rear
U-bolt with 3/8” flange lock nuts.
4. Place the SD control module mounting bracket over the legs of
the remaining U-bolt and secure with 3/8” stainless steel nuts
with the nylon locks. Note that the SD control module is now lo-
cated between the hydraulic actuator and the front of the trailer
frame.
Position the mounting bracket on the frame as shown in Diagram
C. This assembly may need to be moved forward so the battery
wire harness will reach when installed later.
Battery Box Installation
(See Diagram D) Locate the battery box mounting plate, Item No.
1 and the battery boxes. Note that there are two battery boxes and
two batteries. They are both required to power the brake system in
the even of an unwanted disconnect from the tow vehicle.
1. Attach the two battery boxes to the mounting plate using ¼” x 1”
carriage bolts and ¼” lock nuts as shown in Diagram D. Once
all bolts are installed, tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the frame as shown in Dia-
gram D and secure to the frame using two of the appropriate
size U-bolts as described earlier in the actuator assembly in-
structions. Secure with 3/8” hex nuts w/ nylon locks. Position the
battery box assembly shown in Diagram C. Leave the u-bolts
loose so the battery boxes can be moved forward so the battery
wire harness will reach.
Batteries
Place the batteries in the battery boxes. Remove the protective
covers from the battery terminals. Locate the battery wire harness
supplied in the kit. Connect it to the batteries by connecting the wire
harness spades with the red coating to the positive post and the
white wire to the negative post of the battery.
1. Route the wire harness from one battery to the other and then
over to the SD control module. Place on the battery box cov-
ers.
2. Attach the battery wire harness to the mating molded plug of
the SD control module. Snap together to hold in place. Once
the wire harness is connected, move the battery boxes and ac-
tuator backwards on the frame equal distance until the slack is
removed from the wire battery wire harness. Tighten the u-bolts
to secure to the frame.
Brake Line Tubing Connection
1. Note that the frame brake line tubing in the steel frame exits
through a fixed hole position in the side frame. It needs to be
routed backwards to the new actuator location.
2. Locate the coiled length of brake line tubing supplied in the kit.
Uncoil the line and attach one end to the frame brake line using
the coupler that was used to connect the tongue brake line tub-
ing to the side frame tubing. Tighten
3. Carefully bend and route the tubing backward, down the inside
of the side frame towards the actuator just installed. Care should
be used in forming the line so that it does not kink.
4. Thread the brass brake line elbow supplied into the actuator
port. Tighten.
5. Route the brake line over to the brass brake line elbow just in-
stalled in the actuator. Coil any excess line you may have into
a 3” diameter coil to use up the excess. Tighten the brake line
fitting into the actuator.
6. Locate the brake line tubing clips and No. 10 self-tapping screws
provided. Place the tubing clip over the brake line while press-
ing the brake line tubing up against the center inside side frame
of the trailer. Place a self-tapping screw into the hole in the tub-
ing clip and drill the self-tapping screw into the side frame of the
trailer. Repeat on the other clips.
IMPORTANT
Trailers are manufactured with either frame grounding har-
nesses or fully grounded harnesses. The frame grounding
versions use the trailer frame as a grounding conduit while
the fully grounded wire harness is grounded directly to the
tow vehicle with the white ground wire in the frame harness.