SHERPA The Yale Installation Guide
- June 9, 2024
- SHERPA
Table of Contents
THE YALE
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
HARDWARE CHECKLIST
Exact hardware color counts may vary based on the options selected at checkout.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Remove your stock roof rack (if applicable).
Loosen all stock rack bolts before fully removing any of them. This will
prevent the capture plates from working loose inside of the roof. Work slowly
when removing the stock rack as not to break the plastic sleeves.
PRE-ASSEMBLY
Required Components:
6x 1/4”-20 x 1/2”
6x 1/4” Flat Washers
6x Tnuts
Drop 6 tnuts into the slots on the cross member and line them up with the
holes in the fairing. Secure with 6 bolts and washers.
PRE-ASSEMBLY
Required Components:
4x 1/4”-20 x 1” Carriage bolt
12x 1/4” Flat Washers
4x Nylon Lock Nuts
Install the hardware as pictured above, but leave the assembly loose so that
it can be adjusted during a later step.
Required Components:
4x 1/4”-20 x 5/8” Hex bolt
4x 1/4” Flat Washers
4x T-nuts
Drop two t-nuts into the slotted profile of the extrusion. Fasten the front
leveling mounts to the crossbar by threading four bolts and washers through
the leveling bracket and into the t-nuts. Repeat this step so that both
adjustable feet are mounted to the same cross member.
Required Components:
12x 1/4”-20 x 5/8”
12x 1/4” Flat Washers
12x 1/4” Tnuts
Secure top of the mounting brackets to the three main cross members.
Leave the hardware that attaches the mount to the crossbar loose. This will
make it easier when centering the bars later.
01
Required Components:
12x M8 Bolts
12x M8 Flat Washers
Next, install the three sets of mounting brackets. There is one bracket that
is canted to one side. These are designed to push the rear crossbar away from
the XM antenna at the back of the truck. Align the rubber spacers with the
factory holes in your roof gutter. The metal sleeves should slide over the OEM
white plastic tubes. The thin side of the rubber should be positioned towards
the center of the vehicle.
Position the mounting bracket over the rubber spacer and secure it with 12
bolts and bonded washers passed through the bracket, rubber, and into the
holes in the roof.
The bonded washers should compress and become flat, but not concave. Do not
over tighten these mounts.
TORQUE SPEC: 22in-lb
02
Required Components:
12x 1/4”-20 x 1”
12x 1/4” Flat Washers
After the main support cross members have been secured to the vehicle, you can
use a tape measure and center all of the bars on the vehicle. We recommend
measuring from the inside edge of the mount to the outside face of the
crossbar.
Once all the bars are centered, install the side plates. Align the small slots
in the rack side with the ends of the main support crossmembers. Secure it
using 12 bolts and washers. Leave the bolts loose enough to move the sideplate
to the position that matches the curve of the vehicle.
Once the rack is positioned correctly, tighten down all of the hardware for
the rack sides, mounting hardware and roof track bolts.
03
Required Components:
4x 1/4”-20 x 1”
4x 1/4” Flat Washers
Position the crossbar with the adjustable mounts in the forward most side
plate slot. This mount is designed to better distribute the load at the front
of the rack.
To set the height of these mounts correctly, push the base of the mount
downwards into the vehicle while pulling up on the rack. Tighten the bolts in
the center of the mount in this position. The goal is to make these brackets
as tight as possible (pressure) to the vehicle.
04
04Required Components:
4x 1/4”-20 x 1”
4x 1/4” Flat Washers
Position the wind fairing in line with the diagonal slot at the front of the
rack. Align the bottom of the fairing with the tip of the roof rack and secure
it using 4 bolts and washers.
05
Required Components:
16x 1/4”-20 x 1”
16x 1/4” Flat Washers
Secure all of the remaining cross members to the rack system. Position
according to your load requirements.
EXPLORE.
All products built and designed by Sherpa Equipment Company are intended
for off-road use and should be assembled, installed, and used according to
Sherpa Equipment Company’s recommendations. Sherpa Equipment Companies
products should be used safely with good judgment towards others and
surroundings.
By installing Sherpa Equipment Companies products on your vehicle you assume
all liability. Sherpa Equipment Company will not be held liable for damages or
loss associated with the installation or use of its products. It is
recommended that you inspect your roof rack within the first 100 miles of
installation and every 500 miles after.