Chariot Carriers CHEETAH 2, CHEETAH 1 Cup on Your Bicycle, Attaching Your Carrier to the Hitch

4.1 Attaching Your New Quick Release (QR) Skewer & Axle Mounted Hitch Cup to Your Bicycle

Remove your existing QR skewer from your bicycle rear wheel hub. Remove the QR nut and one Skewer Spring from the Hitch QR Skewer.

Insert the Hitch QR Skewer making sure that the cup washer is next to the QR Lever and the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup is on the outside of the bicycle frame drop out. Ensure that the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup is oriented so that the cup itself is below the Hitch QR Skewer and the cup opening is facing forward.

Note: the small diameter of the Skewer Springs should point inward towards the hub axle.

Position the Hitch QR Lever so it points straight out from the hub (open position). Tighten the QR Nut on the opposite end of the Hitch QR Skewer until finger tight.

Move the Hitch QR Lever to the closed position. It should take a noticeable amount of force to close the lever (it should leave an imprint of the lever on your palm). The Hitch QR Lever should always be closed so that the lever points to the rear of the bike. This will prevent the Hitch QR Lever from catching and opening while you are riding.

4.2Attaching Your Axle Mounted Hitch Cup to Your Bicycle if You Have a Solid Axle Style Hub

Note: The Hitch QR Skewer will not be used with a solid axle style hub.

4.3 Hitch Arm Assembly	4.4 Attaching Your Carrier to the Hitch
	Cup on Your Bicycle

Remove the axle nut from your bicycles rear wheel hub axle ( Note: if there is a washer, remove and discard it – the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup will replace it). Install the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup on the wheel hub axle. Ensure that the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup is oriented so that the cup itself is below the solid Axle Bolt and the cup opening is facing forward. Reinstall the axle nut and tighten.

Remove any other conversion kits from the wheel arm attachment bracket. Insert the hitch arm by pressing the small button and sliding the arm into the wheel arm attachment bracket. The large button should engage into the hole on the wheel arm attachment bracket.

Insert the securing pin down through the small rear hole in the wheel arm attachment bracket.

Place the CH-5 Hitch Ball into the Axle Mounted Hitch cup (inserted from the for- ward open end). Fully insert the hitch ball into the axle mounted hitch cup.

Place the Securing Pin through the holes on the front of the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup so as to trap the CH-5 Hitch Ball in the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup. The Securing Pin must be installed from the top of the Axle Mounted hitch cup. Pull the rubber strap over the front of the Axle Mounted Hitch Cup and over the securing pin end. The “Chariot” logo should face forward.

Wrap the Hitch Back-up Safety Strap around the bicycle chainstay and attach the safety clip to the D-ring on the hitch arm. If the Hitch Back-up Safety Strap is not long enough to wrap around the bicycle chain- stay (because of a non typical rear triangle), wrap it around the rear axle flange (between the drop out and the wheel hub).

WARNING: Failure to properly install and tighten the QR skewer or axle nut could cause hitch failure and wheel loss resulting in serious injury or death.

Failure to insert securing pin could cause the carrier to separate from the bicycle resulting in an accident and serious injury.

Failure to properly attach the hitch back- up safety strap could result in loss of carrier and serious injury or death to the occupants.

Do not use the hitch if you cannot properly install the hitch back-up safety strap to your bicycle. See your Chariot Dealer for possible alternatives.

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