Vehicle Installation; Permanent Mounting - ARB ELEMENTS Bedienungs- Und Serviceanleitung

5.2 Vehicle installation

5.2.1

Permanent mounting

Your ARB fridge can be permanently mounted to a flat solid surface using the four
threaded inserts in its base or the ARB Solid Mounting Kit. If your fridge will be removed
on a regular basis, please refer to section 5.2.2 (temporary mounting).
For further information on the ARB Solid Mounting Kit, refer to instructions provided
with the kit.
To permanently mount the fridge using the threaded inserts in the fridge base:
 Position the fridge on the mounting surface at the desired location and mark the
outline of the cabinet.
 Remove the fridge and mark the centre of the cabinet. The centre is shown as
point C in Figure 5a.
 Mark and drill four 6.5 mm holes in the mounting surface using the diagram in
Figure 5a as a guide.
 To make use of the drain plug, mark and drill one 13 mm hole in the mounting
surface at the point shown in Figure 5a.
 Remove the M6 bolt from the centre of each of the four rubber feet to expose the
treaded inserts. Ensure that the rubber feet remain in the base of the cabinet.
 Position the fridge on the mounting surface so that the drilled holes line up with
the threaded inserts in the cabinet.
 Attach the cabinet to the mounting surface using M6 bolts as shown in figure 5b.
Do not exceed the fastener assembly torque of 3.5 Nm (2.5 lbft) when tightening
the M6 bolts. ARB recommends applying no permanent thread sealant to the bolt
threads.
NOTE :
The rubber feet must be fitted between the base of the cabinet and the
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mounting surface.
If longer bolts are required, M6 x 1.0 high tensile socket head cap
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screws with a minimum grade of 8.8 must be used. To avoid damaging
electrical components within the fridge, the bolt length must only be
increased by the thickness of the mounting surface (dimension 'A' in
Figure 5a) plus 8 mm to allow for the recess in the rubber feet.
When removing the M6 bolts, avoid turning the fridge on its side.
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