Yakima Baseline Tower Installation and operation manual

BASELINE TOWER
Naked Roof
BASECLIPCROSSBAR

BaseLine Tower Exploded
LETTER DESCRIPTION
ARubber BarBed™, BaseLine
BToe Position Indicator Bolt
CBaseLine Rear Body Cover
DRetainer, BaseLine
EBody Assembly Screw, #6 - 19 X 3¼, T15
FBaseLine Cover Assembly
A
B
C
D
E
F

BaseLine Tower Exploded
LETTER DESCRIPTION
GPitch / Bar Connection Bolt, BaseLine
HToe Adjustment Bolt
IClip Swing Nut
J“E” Clip, Clip Swing Bolt
KClip Carrier Swing Bolt
LClip Drive Bolt
MClip Carrier Body
NClip Drive Bolt Security Door
OClip Nut with DropHook™
P“E” Clip, Clip Drive Bolt
QFoot Mounting Post, BaseLine
RClip Carrier Spring
SClip Swing Bolt
TPitch/Bar Connection Security Bolt
G
H
I
J
T
S
R
L
M
K
Q
P
O
N

A
B
C
IMPORTANT! Make sure the arrow on
the bottom center of the crossbar
faces away from you
BaseLine Pitch Adjustment

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2
3
IMPORTANT! Make sure the arrow on
the bottom center of the crossbar
faces away from you
BaseLine Toe Adjustment

BaseLine Tower Install
STEP INSTRUCTION
1Insert bar seat into tower (it will snap into place)
2Install bar adapter to tower using pitch bolt with only enough turns to get the bolt started
3Slide towers onto bars
a. With JetStream ensure the tabs from the bar seat are inserted into the T-slot
4Record all Measurements and adjustments onto your Installation Compass sheet.
a. The M’s can be found in the BaseClip instructions or at fitlookup.yakima.com
5Set the towers for front bar to M1, set the towers for the rear bar to M3
6Set the towers for front bar to P1 and tighten pitch bolt to torque, set the towers for rear
bar to P2 and tighten pitch bolt to torque
7Install foot pads onto front and rear towers taking care that the front and rear pads are on the correct bar set
8Set the front towers to T1 and rear towers to T2 then tighten toe bolts to torque
9For JetStream only cut and install the infill
10 Set Base Rack system on roof using M2 and M4 with special attention to left to right balance
(stepped pads may have a gap)
11 Ensure the swing and drive bolts are backed off all the way.
12 Install the clips into the clip carriers referring to Installation Compass sheet or BaseClip instructions for
proper clip location
13 Adjust the swing and drive bolts until all 4 clips are touching the car
14 Evenly bring the swing bolts up to torque
15 Evenly bring the drive bolts up to torque
16 Install end caps

SWING
BOLT
TOE
ADJUSTMENT
TOE BOLT
PITCH BOLT
DRIVE
BOLT
When adjusting the drive bolts make sure that the clip makes a flush contact
with the door frame.
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