10206512 Lovens Explorer Instructions

LOVENS EXPLORER
SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
Art.no.: 10206512

Dealer Instructions and Consumer Information of: – The Livens Explorer luggage carrier
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Consumer Information

Warranty

• Read the user manual of the Lovens Explorer for the general conditions and the safety regulations regarding the use of the Lovens Explorer.
• Lovens offers a 2-year warranty on manufacturing and/or production defects.
• To maintain warranty, only original parts may be used. If other parts are used, Lovens cannot be held responsible for any damage.
• Ensure correct mounting as described in the manual. Improper mounting may cause damage to the carrier and / or lead to dangerous situations.
• It is not allowed to make modifications to the luggage carrier yourself. If this is done, the functionality may change and the warranty will expire.
• The warranty shall take effect from the time the dealer sells the luggage carrier to the consumer or when the consumer has purchased the luggage carrier. Therefore, keep your proof of purchase.
• This luggage carrier is only suitable for the Livens Explorer by Livens.

Instructions

• To avoid any possible incorrect installation, it is important to always have your Livens dealer install the luggage carrier.
• Install accessories such as panniers according to the accessory’s manual.
• The luggage carrier is equipped with MIK HD. Adhere to the maximum rated weight on the carrier.
• Do not transport children younger than 9 months and/or who are still too small to sit up unaided.
• Mount the child seat according to the child seat manual and make a short test ride, without the child, to see if everything is mounted properly and if the seat does not interfere with cycling and everything functions properly.
• Check regularly that all fasteners are securely fastened.
• Cycling with full panniers or a child in a child’s bike seat can affect the handling of the bike, especially when steering in turns, braking and moving off.
• Regularly check that no body parts or clothing are near any rotating or moving parts of the bike, for example, a foot in the spokes or a finger in the brake mechanism.

Instructions for the Livens Dealer

Supplies

• The following tools are required to install the luggage carrier:
  1. Open-end wrench 15
  2. Allen 3,4,5 and 6
  3. Socket wrench 10
  4. Power drill 6.5 mm drill bit
  5. White marker to mark off with.
  6. Locking compound.

• Included with the luggage carrier is:
  1. 4x M5x20 cylinder head bolt
  2. 4x M5 body washer
  3. 2x M4x16 round head bolt
  4. 2x M4 washer
  5. 1x M6 cap nut nylon
  6. 2x M6 washer
  7. 1x M6x16 cylinder head bolt

Installation instructions

1. Take the reflector out from under the saddle and mount it on the back of the bike rack.

2. lace the bike in a suspension or place an elevation under the engine block to clear the rear wheel.

3. Loosen the dropouts. Use the hex key 6.

4. Loosen the dropouts further, to be able to remove the tension from the belt. Use an Allen key 4 to do this.

5. Loosen the rear axle. Use socket wrench 15 to do this.

6. Now lift the back of the cargo bike a little bit so that the wheel comes off the rear axle. Now remove the two gear cables.
   Note when working with a Livens Explorer equipped with Nexus 5. Then follow shaman’s guidelines for disassembling the shifter.

7. Now remove the rear wheel from the cargo bike.

8. Loosen the mudguard rods. Use the Allen key 3.

9. Take the carrier and place it on the rear frame of the cargo bike. Loosely secure the carrier with the 4x M5 body washers and the 4x M5x20 cylinder head bolts. Make sure the cylinder head bolts are lubricated with locking compound to prevent them  from loosening.

10. Take the white pen and draw a dot through the hole on the fender to mark where to drill the hole.

11. Drill the hole at the marked location. Use the 6.5 mm drill bit.

12. Now loosely fasten the luggage carrier to the fender. Use the M6 cap nut with nyloc, the 2 M6 washers and the M6x16 cylinder head bolt. Use hexagonal wrench 5 and socket wrench 10.

13. Now tighten all bolts securely. Use a torque of 8 Nm.

14. Attach the mudguard rods to the carrier again. Use the 2x M4x16 round head bolt and the 2x M4 washers. Fasten them with a torque of 5 Nm. Make sure that the round head bolts are smeared with locking compound to prevent them from vibrating loose.

15. Reattach the shift cables to the disc.
    Note: Take the cable without the tab and pull it along the top. The other cable goes underneath and closes both fasteners.

16. Place the wheel back into the dropouts and secure the rear wheel.

17. Tighten the rear axle back to 40 Nm.

18. Tighten the dropout again to tension the belt. Use the Gates tool to adjust the belt tension.

19. Tighten the dropout. Use 15 Nm torque. Make sure to re-grease the bolts with locking compound to prevent them from loosening.

Livens is a trading name of Optima Mobility Holding BV. All images in this brochure are the property of Optima Mobility Holding BV. We reserve the right to modify the models and versions. Colour differences may exist between the images and the actual colours. No rights may be derived from this brochure. No part of this brochure may be copied or used without the explicit permission of Optima Mobility Holding BV. Beverwijk, the Netherlands.

Contact details
Livens – Optima Cycles Trading B.V.
Bevel and 2
1948 RA Beverwijk
+31(0)251 26 12 22
info@lovensbikes.com

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