Rocky Mountain Westy Vanagon Ladder Kit Programming manual

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Rocky Mountain Westy
Vanagon Ladder Kit
Assembly & Installation Instructions
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Rocky Mountain Westy Vanagon Ladder Kit. We pride ourselves in the
products we develop and would not bring an item to market that we did not fully believe in. This Vanagon Ladder
Kit will mount to your van without any modifications. The ladder will help give you safe access to your roof top
boxes and other stowed gear such as surfboards and/or bikes.

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Before You Get Started
It is recommended that you read through these instructions fully before beginning the installation process. This step
will help you understand the entire process beforehand which will make the installation go smoothly. The Vanagon
Ladder Kit will be installed on the rear Driver’s Side of your Vanagon.
Tools Required:
●13mm Wrench
●3/16”, 5/32”, 7/32” Hex Bit Socket
●Ratchet
●Mallet
Parts Included:
●Top Angle Mount (x1)
●Upper Ladder Stringer (x2)
●Lower Ladder Stringer (x2)
●Rain Gutter Angle Mount (x2)
●Threaded Rungs (x5)
•Bottom Rung (x1)
●Bottom Support (x1)
●Hardware Package

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Supplied Hardware
Included in the Vanagon Ladder Kit is a Hardware Package .
Hardware Package A:
•Upper Block –short x2
•Middle Block –Long x2
Hardware Package B:
•5/8” Button Cover Cap
•5/16 x 18 x 2” Foot Adjusters (x2)
•5/16” x 18 Flanged Jam Nut

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Hardware Pack C:
•5/8 Button Cover Cap (X10)
•¾ End Cap (X2)
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Hardware Package D:
•1/4X20X1 SS Socket Head Screw (X10)
•1/4 SS Washer (X14)
•3/8 SS Buttonhead Screw(X2)
•3/8 SS Washer (X2)
•1/4X20X3/4 SS Buttonhead Screw (x4)
Hardware Package E:
•Ladder Rung Grip Tape
In the Main Hardware bag:
•Ladder locking pins (X2)
•Lanyard

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Assembling the Ladder
We recommend laying the Upper Ladder Stringers and the Lower Ladder Stringers onto a table or flat work surface.
Remove the Upper Blocks and Middle Blocks from Hardware Package A. Study the diagram below carefully and
place your components in the same fashion.
The Upper Ladder Stringer has three small holes on one side of the stringer. The Lower Ladder Stringer has three
small holes as well as one large hole on one side of the stringer. The orientation of these stringers is very important
so please make sure you have the items laid out exactly as shown above prior to moving on.

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Slide the Upper Ladder Stringer and the Lower Ladder Stringer apart about 6”. Place the Middle Block in between
the two stringers and make sure the screw holes in the block match the photo below. Take note that the Middle
Block screw hole furthest from the edge of the Middle Block end points toward the Lower Ladder Stringer.

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Slide the Middle Block into the open end of the Lower Ladder Stringer until the threaded hole of the Middle Block
lines up with the small hole in the Lower Ladder Stringer.
Take a 1/4x20x1 SS Button Head Screw and a 1/4 SS Washer from Hardware Package A and hand thread the screw
into both the Lower Ladder Stringer and the Middle Block. Use a 5/32” Hex Bit Socket and a Ratchet in order to fully
tighten the Button Head Screw. Repeat the process for the other Lower Ladder Stringer as well.

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Flip both the Upper Ladder Stringer and the Lower Ladder Stringer over to expose the small hole in the Upper
Ladder Stringer. You can now line up with the threaded hole in the Middle Block.
Slide the Middle Block into the open end of the Upper Ladder Stringer until the threaded hole of the Middle Block
lines up with the small hole in the Upper Ladder Stringer.
Take a 1/4x20x1 SS Button Head Screw and a 1/4 SS Washer from Hardware Package A and hand thread the screw
into both the Upper Ladder Stringer and the Middle Block. Use a 5/32” Hex Bit Socket and a Ratchet in order to
fully tighten the Button Head Screw. Repeat the process for the other Upper Ladder Stringer as well.

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At this point both sets of the Upper Ladder Stringers and Lower Ladder Stringers should be mounted together.

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Now place the assembled Ladder Stringers onto a table or flat work surface. Study the diagram below carefully and
place your components in the same fashion.
The Upper Ladder Stringer has three large holes on one side of the stringer. The Lower Ladder Stringer has two
large holes on one side of the stringer. The orientation of these stringers is very important so please make sure you
have the items laid out exactly as shown above prior to moving on.

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Orient the Upper Block with the Upper Ladder Stringer as shown. Make sure the small threaded hole on the side of
the Upper Block is on the same side as the small hole on the Upper Ladder Stringer. It is important to align these
correctly.
If the Upper Block is installed into the Upper Ladder Stringer incorrectly it will be extremely difficult to disassemble
to orient correctly so please take a moment to make sure your orientation is correct.

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Use a Mallet to lightly tap the Upper Block into place making sure the two holes mentioned line up correctly.
Repeat the process for the other Upper Ladder Stringer.

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Both Upper Blocks installed into the Upper Ladder Stringers.

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Place the Ladder Stringers as shown with the Upper Ladder Stringers pointing towards the left. Set the Top Angle
Mount and both Rain Gutter Angle Mounts near the upper end of the ladder. Place the Bottom Rung and the
Bottom Support near the lower end of the ladder. The five Ladder Rungs can be laid out as well.

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Take a 3/8 SS Button Head Screw and a 3/8 SS Washer from Hardware Package C.

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Place the Top Angle Mount onto the Ladder Stringers and thread a 3/8 SS Button Head Screw and a 3/8
SS Washer through the Top Angle Plate and into the Upper Block that is mounted inside the Upper Ladder
Stringer. Do this at both Ladder Stringers.

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Use a 7/32” Hex Bit Socket and a Ratchet in order to tighten the Button Head Screw. DO NOT FULLY TIGHTEN AT
THIS POINT. Leave a few threads shy of fully tightening. This will allow the installation of the Ladder Rungs to go
more smoothly. Repeat the process for the opposite Upper Ladder Stringer as well.

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Slide the Bottom Support over the Bottom Rung which has exposed aluminum ends. These exposed aluminum ends
will be inserted into the large holes at the bottom of the Lower Ladder Stringers.

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Take a 1/4x20x1 SS Socket Head Screw and a 1/4 SS Washer from Hardware Package C.