HONDA TRX450R Frame Skid Plate Installation Instructions
Preparation:
a) Lock rear parking brake on quad, turn gas petcock to Off and stand quad upright on the rear grab bar. Make sure vehicle is secure and will not fall over while installing your new skid plate.
b) Remove OEM bolts mounting the OEM Frame Cover to the Frame using a 10mm socket wrench. You may discard the OEM mounting bolts and plastic frame cover.
Installation:
a) Top Mount: Pressing the skid plate against the bike, hooking the leading edge of the skid over the frame. Loosely install (1) Item #4 bolt through the one top dimpled slotted hole from the bottom up and thread into (1) Item #2 hook placed over the frame tube from the opposite side. Loosely attach bolt to hold skid plate in position.
b) Apply Item #5 strips to skid plate in areas where frame will rest against skid plate. This will keep the plate from rattling and help keep it in place once all hooks are tightened down.
c) Upper Middle Mount: Install (1) Item #4 bolt through (1) Item #6 hook. Hook will compress onto center of frame.
d) Middle Mounts: Install (2) Item #4 bolts through the two middle dimpled slotted holes from the bottom up and thread into (2) Item #3 hooks placed over the frame tube from the opposite side. Loosely attach bolts to hold skid plate in position.
e) Bottom Mounts: Install (2) Item #4 bolts through the two bottom dimpled slotted holes from the bottom up and thread into (2) Item #2 hooks placed over the frame tube from the opposite side. Loosely tighten bolts to hold skid plate in position.
f) After skid plate hooks are oriented correctly, tighten all 6 supplied bolts to 12 ft-lbs.
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