BONT ROWING DRIVE QRS Foot Plate Installation Guide
- June 12, 2024
- BONT ROWING
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DRIVE QRS Foot Plate
Installation Guide
HOW TO: INSTALL DRIVE QRS FOOT PLATE
DRIVE QRS Foot Plate
The Bont Rowing Drive QRS (Quick Release System) is designed to fit across all
standard four-hole foot stretchers and can be installed using supplied
hardware to both boat and shoes. The Drive QRS is compatible with the optional
Drive QRS Angle Wedge (3.5-degrees) and Heel Set (3mm, 7mm and 11mm effective
heel lift) which is included with all Drive QRS+ systems or available
separately. The Drive QRS Steering Plate is also available separately.
The Bont Rowing Heel Set can be retrofitted to all Bont Rowing shoes using the
instructions available via http://bontrowing.com/items/support/heel-set-
installation
Note: The Drive QRS Shoe Plate is not designed for walking. Walking on the
Drive QRS Shoe Plate while fitted to your shoes may damage the engagement
system along with your shoes. FISA-approved heel ties and safety straps,
included with all Bont Rowing shoes, must be adjusted appropriately and used
at all times.
Head to Bont Rowing for safety strap maintenance,
http://bontrowing.com/items/support/safety
Drive QRS includes:
Foot Plate
- 2 x Drive QRS Foot Plates (left and right)
- 8 x M5, 11mm Countersunk screws (standard foot stretcher, Bakelite plate)
- 4 x M5, 14mm Counter Sunk Screws (foot stretcher and Angle Wedge installation, Bakelite plate)
- 8 x M5, 11mm Flat Head screws (standard foot stretcher, flat foot plate)
- 4 x M5, 14mm Flat Head Screws (foot stretcher and Angle Wedge installation, flat foot plate)
- 8 x Washers (foot stretcher)
- 8 x M5 nuts (foot Stretcher)
Shoe Plate
- 2 x Drive QRS Shoe Plates (left and right)
- 8 x M5, 10mm Flat Head screws (shoes)
QRS+ (Plus) includes:
- 2 x Heel Set (kit includes 3mm, 7mm and 11mm effective heel lift)
- 2 x 18mm Countersunk Heel Set screws
- 2 x M5 T-Nuts (only required for Heel Set shoe conversion)
- 2 x Angle Wedge plates (left and right)
Steering Plate includes:
- 2 x Steering Plates
Tools needed:
- Phillips Head Screwdriver
- Torque wrench rated to 5nM
Note: Foot stretcher and existing system (if applicable) will need to be
removed prior to installation of the Drive QRS.
Step 1
The following instructions are for installation of the Bont Rowing Drive QRS
Foot Plate. Head to http://bontrowing.com/items/support/shoe-plate-
installation to download the Drive QRS Shoe Plate instructions.
Prepare foot stretcher as shown (Image 1) and ensure all existing hardware is
removed.
The next section refers to installation of the Drive QRS Angle Wedge (Image
2). If this is not being installed, skip to Step 3.
Step 2
Locate the L and R for each respective side and place the logo face down onto
the foot stretcher. The Angle Wedge should be positioned with the thickest
part towards the far end of the stretcher (Image 3). If you were sitting in
the boat, this would be at the toe end of the stretcher (not heel end).
Check the stretcher and Angle Wedge drill holes are lined up. If not, check
they are placed on the correct side with the logo face down. Proceed to Step
3.
Step 3
Place the left and right Drive QRS Foot Plates as shown while checking the
drill holes line up with the foot stretcher and Angle Wedges (if installed).
(Image 4).
Take one M5 countersunk screw and place it through the back of the foot
stretcher, Angle Wedge (if installed) and into the Foot Plate. If you have
installed the Angle Wedge, keep in mind the different length screws required
for the toe and heel ends of the stretcher. This is to accommodate the wedge
thickness. Depending on the kit provided, you will need to install either the
11mm or 14mm counter sunk screw (Image 3) from the base side of the foot
stretcher. Fit one M5 nut and screw the bolt into the Foot Plate and tighten
to a maximum torque of 5nM (Image 5). Once tight, check the bolt threads do
not protrude beyond the end of the nut.
Repeat this process for the remaining holes while remembering the correct
length bolt – guided by Angle Wedge installation.
Step 4
Re-install foot stretcher onto shell and get ready to row!
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Notes:
- The highlighted 5mm holes are where the Bont Rowing Drive QRS Foot Plate is attached to the foot stretcher.
The following drawings do not indicate or dictate splay or width, nor does it allow for fitting specifications within any one hull. These drawings are to be used with the accompanied DWG engineering file for use in detailing hole locations on a foot stretcher.
Ensure to constrain relations between fastening points and rotate about the center point indicated for splay as each foot stretcher is individual.
Bont Rowing Drive QRS Drill Pattern
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
SURFACE FINISH: Specified
TOLERANCES: +/- 0.2mm
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