Chainless Anchoring System
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1. bodies have wide mounting flanges and are cast in a precision mold to keep the clamps square to the anchoring bar frame ANCHORING STEEL WEDGES CROSSBAR Vv The Wedge Clamp System is available in two different anchoring options the chain anchoring system and the chainless anchoring system The difference between these two systems is the way the anchoring system is secured to the floor The chainless system fastens to the floor with cast aluminium stands which attach to rails on the floor The chain system fastens to the floor with lengths of chain and chain cinches which attach to floor anchor pots Pinchweld Clamp CHAINLESS ANCHORING SYSTEM AT KOs 6 4 Anchoring Crossbar Rail Anchoring Stand SETTING UP THE CHAINLESS ANCHORING SYSTEM The chainless anchoring system consists of the following components Quantity Description 4 pinchweld clamp 2 anchoring crossbar 6 4 1 93 m anchoring side bar 6 1 83 m steel wedge chainless anchoring stand rail lock chainless rail spacer wedge anchroing rail bevelled amp slotted h hm oOo KN DY 6 ANCHORING CROSSBAR Pi sek 8 An overview of the steps needed to mount a car on the chainless anchoring system are e Install the pinchweld clamps on the car e Install the anchoring crossbars e Lower the anchoring crossbars onto the rail anchoring stands e Install the anchoring side bars e Lock the anchoring bars to the stands2. e Tighten the anchoring stands to the rails Detailed procedures and important information to know about mounting a car on the chainless anchoring system follows in this section If you have problems mounting the car on the anchoring system refer to the following section Anchoring Problems and Solutions on Page 13 Vv Tools Required 1 Floor jack 2 safety stands Air wrench with a 3 4 socket Hammer 3 Ibs or 1 5 kg Open or box end wrench 1 s 29 mm Va ae Sf Set Up Procedure When setting up the Anchoring System for the first time it is important that you check for uneven floor conditions This is done by positioning the anchoring stands over the floor rails approximately where they would normally be used when anchoring a Car Adjust the levelling bolts at the bottom of the anchoring stands until about two threads 5 mm are showing on the top side of the stand base If you are using anchoring rails which are flush mounted into the concrete then the bolts on the anchoring stands thread in from the top of the stand Turn them into the thread holes until about two threads are protruding from the bottom side of the stand base Pa Place the two anchoring crossbars 6 4 or 1 93 m lt a long between each left and right hand pair of anchoring stands You can determine uneven floor conditions by standing at one end of the repair bay and sighting across the two anchori
3. of the anchoring crossbar then hang the stands on the ends of the anchoring crossbar as shown at the left by the hole in the stand Lower the vehicle and raise again by jacking under the center of the anchoring crossbar The anchoring stand can then be placed under the anchoring crossbar and the vehicle lowered onto the top of the stand b Insert the rail locks into the anchoring rails and into the short slots in the base of the anchoring stands to align stands with the anchoring rails Do not insert the rail soacer wedges beneath the anchoring stand yet c Remove the safety stands and lower the car onto the anchoring stands d Raise the rear end of the vehicle and repeat same process as at the front e place the rear clamps on the car positioned on the pinchweld within 1 2 5 cm of the clamp on the other side of the car e insert the 6 4 1 93 m anchoring crossbar through the clamps e lower the car onto the support stands 4 Install the 6 1 83 m anchoring side bars between the front and rear clamps on either side These bars should drop in easily between the clamp body and the anchoring side bar retainer button on the clamp flange If the bars do not drop in easily the car may have offset pinchwelds or may have sill damage If the anchoring side bar can be forced into place behind the retainer button by pushing on the bar then do so and wedge the bar into place If this in not possible than see Anchoring Ca
4. the opposite end of the anchoring side bar and push in until the anchoring side bar fits into the other pinchweld clamp behind the retainer button Now wedge the bar firmly into place the usual way NOTE In some cases it may be necessary to remove the retainer button on the clamp flange If this is so make sure that the anchoring side bar is up against and touching the pinchweld clamp body Then wedge the bar firmly into place NOTE If the car has had sill damage refer to Anchoring Cars with Sill Damage on page 21 Anchoring Mercedes Benz For the Mercedes Benz models Wedge Clamp has developed special brackets which fit into the factory anchoring holes located in the bottom and side of the sill rocker panels The Mercedes Benz brackets are available from your Wedge Clamp dealer by requesting Wedge Clamp Part No 15200 The Honda Accord Accura brackets for 1990 1991 models are available from your Wedge Clamp dealer by requesting Wedge Clamp Part No 15200 Anchoring the Jeep Wrangler and Suzuki Samurai For the Jeep Wrangler and Suzuki Samurai models Wedge Clamp has developed a set of four brackets which anchors these cars by attaching to the front and rear leaf spring shackles No removal of parts is necessary in order to use these brackets These brackets are available from your Wedge Clamp dealer by requesting Wedge Clamp Part No 15650 Anchoring the Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer For the Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer m
5. CHAINLESS ANCHORING SYSTEM USER MANUAL IMPOGUCHION cacdeecetud Ga how eacce ese EREA EENE GRine Ge eee ence eee ees 1 Setting up the Chainless Anchoring System 0000 eee eee eee 4 Set up Procedure 6 vtec eed bane eR aw de eee me de ewe ed be we ee 5 Using the Mobility Wheels 00 ce eee eee 11 Removing a car from the Chainless Anchoring System 12 Anchoring Problems and Solutions 0 0000 13 Anchoring To Weak Pinchwelds 00 00 eee eee eee ees 15 Anchoring with Obstructions on the Pinchweld 5 15 Anchoring with Very Short Pinchwelds 0000 ee eee 15 Anchoring To Offset Pinchwelds 0 000 cee eee eee 16 Anchoring Mercedes Benz Honda Acura 0 000 cee eee eee 17 Anchoring the Jeep Wrangler amp Suzuki Samurai 17 Anchoring the Jeep Cherokee amp Wagoneer 0000 eee ee 17 Anchoring Wide Body Vehicles 0 000 cee eee 18 Anchoring Cars with Sill Damage 0 00 cece 19 Parts Diagrams and Listing a na en deck oh dee eS Ae baw ee we he 22 INTRODUCTION This section explains how to mount a car on the Wege Clamp Anchoring System The anchoring system is designed to let you make multiple pulls to a car without changing the anchoring attachments and without damaging the car in the pulling process An important component of the Wedge Clamp System are the specially desig
6. ar Careful examination can usually determine what the limitations of the car s pinchwelds are Look for at least three layers of metal coming together on the edge of the pinchweld flange The figure to the left shows a cutaway of a reinforced pinchweld section Look for spot welds along the outside of the sill to indicate possible inner layers of metal Side Sill Inner Side Sill Outer WLLL Floor Panel NS Reinforcement Commonly Reinforced Areas After examining the metal thickness and strength of the pinchweld you can locate the pinchweld clamps accordingly The 1988 and 1989 Toyota vans for example cannot be secured by the pinchweld flanges Anchoring with Obstructions on the Pinchweld The Wedge Clamp pinchweld clamp has been specifically designed to fit around obstructions and at the same time provide maximum holding strength It may be necessary to remove fuel lines etc out of the way before clamping the pinchweld flange In some cases it may be necessary to remove fender bolts and even pull the bottom of the fender out from the car in order to fit the pinchweld clamp in the strongest location In very difficult obstruction situations it is possible to remove one of the jaws on the clamp so that the clamp is anchoring the vehicle with only one jaw see Anchoring Cars with Very Short Pinchwelds below NOTE Care should be taken not to clamp over drain contours on some pinchwelds thereby pinching them shut Ancho
7. choring cars with Minor Sill Damage 1 Raise the front of the vehicle and attach pinchweld clamps to a section of the pinchweld flange if possible Ignore the angle of the clamp on the damaged side Slide the anchoring crossbar through both clamps and wedge the bar into place on the undamaged side firmly Place the wedges through the clamps on the damaged side from the inside of the car pointing out so that the pinchweld clamp can slide on the anchoring crossbar Raise the rear of the car and repeat the same process as for the front Install the anchoring side bar on the undamaged side 5 Tighten down the anchoring stands on the undamaged side With the chainless system wedge the anchoring crossbar firmly to the anchoring stand Repair the damaged side by pulling on the pinchweld clamp This may be done by wrapping a chain around the clamp up high against the pinchweld After the repair has been done a comparison check with the undamaged side can be done by measuring from an underneath control point to the edge of the pinchweld Set up the remainder of the anchoring system as normal Anchoring Cars with Major Sill Damage When the sill rocker area of the car has been so severely damaged that the pinchweld clamps cannot be bolted to the sill on the damaged side of the vehicle use the following procedure 1 Raise one end of the vehicle and place the pinchweld clamp on the undamaged side of the car Slide the anch
8. cur if a vehicle is not anchored securely for pulling It is your responsibility to evaluate the car and determine the safest anchoring method Always check the anchoring points during pulling to be sure that the car remains securely anchored With the hundreds of different unibody models on the road today there is no single procedure for securely anchoring all of these vehicles Many car manufacturers provide no proper anchoring points for collision repairs The pinchweld flange that is formed beneath the sill rocker panels where key structural components are welded together is usually a reliable point to anchor a unibody car However even this pinchweld flange does not exist on all models In order to handle as many different cars as possible Wedge Clamp has developed some special procedures and vehicle adapters Anchoring procedures covered in this section are e Anchoring To Weak Pinchwelds e Anchoring with Obstructions on the Pinchweld e Anchoring with Very Short Pinchwelds e Anchoring to Offset Pinchwelds e Anchoring Mercedes Benz and Honda Acura Models e Anchoring Jeep Wrangler amp Suzuki Samurai e Anchoring the Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer e Anchoring Wide Body Vehicles e Anchoring Cars with Sill Damage Anchoring to Weak Pinchwelds Pinchwelds vary from car to car Some have good strength for heavy sideway pulls but not for down pulls On other cars the pinchwelds might be strong at the front but weak at the re
9. lamp should be placed up against the bottom of the sill rocker panel On some vehicles this may not be possible In these cases be certain that the clamps are up as high as possible and are level with the bottom of the sill rocker panel It is important that the clamps are positioned at the same height on both sides of the car e Tighten clamp jaws with air wrench a little tighter than a wheel nut approximately 90 ft lbs 120 N m of torque f Repeat on opposite side The pinchweld clamps should be positioned along the pinchweld within 1 inch 2 5 cm of each other from side to side Install the anchoring crossbars a Slide the 6 4 1 94 m anchoring crossbar through the square hole in the bottom of the pinchweld clamp and center the bar so that ends are flush to the outside edge of floor rails END OF ANCHORING CROSSBAR FLUSH TO EDGE OF RAILS b Insert wedges into the slot between the clamp and the underside of the anchoring crossbar The flat side of the wedge always goes against the bar Hammer the wedge into place firmly with a 3 Ib hammer Vv 3 Install anchoring stands a Position the anchoring stands under the anchoring crossbar Always position the Chainless Anchoring Stands so that the bolt adjustment is correct to counteract for any uneven floor conditions as described on Page 5 NOTE If your floor jack does not raise the vehicle high enough to allow the anchoring stand under the end
10. ned pinchweld clamps These four anchoring clamps are identical and are designed to anchor the car at the lower corners of the passenger compartment torque box area These clamps secure the car by its pinchweld flange the 1 to 2 cm deep flange under most unibody vehicle sill rocker panels This pinchweld flange usually consists of two or more layers of sheet metal which are connected to the main structural areas of the car For vehicles without pinchweld flanges refer to the following section Anchoring Problems and Solutions on Page 13 for information on anchoring these cars WARNING Serious damage or injury can occur if a vehicle is not anchored securely for pulling It is your responsibility to evaluate the car and determine the safest anchoring method Always check the anchoring points during pulling to be sure that the car remains securely anchored The pinchweld clamp is not a continuous clamp the jaws cover an area of 200 mm with a 75 mm cutout in the center This cutout allows the clamp to fit around obstructions such as fender bolts flanges etc The two smaller jaws allow for a greater biting force than a single large jaw The clamp is constructed from a special high strength ferriferous steel allowing it to be made light in weight without losing strength The four pinchweld clamps are held in a rigid anchoring framework with the four steel anchoring bars and wedges which secure the clamps to these bars The clamp
11. ng crossbars to determine if the two bars are parallel to each other Adjust the bolts at the bottom of the low anchoring stand as shown until both the forward and rear anchoring crossbars are running parallel to each other Chainless Anchoring System Uneven Floor Adjustment gt ee GO oe If you find that a significant adjustment was required to make the two crossbars parallel then you should remember which stand goes at each end of the anchoring rails to maintain the bolt adjustment you have made for future anchoring setups In any event it is useful to check that the crossbars are parallel by sighting along the bars after completing each anchoring setup on the vehicle Re adjust the bolts on the stands to make the crossbars parallel if necessary 1 Install the front pinchweld clamps a Center vehicle between the left and right anchoring rails b Raise the front end of the car and place the safety stands underneath c Check for strongest location on the pinchweld to secure the pinchweld clamp for the forward clamp this is usually the extreme forward location on the pinchweld Do not clamp onto fuel or brake lines and other obstructions along the pinchweld area NOTE If the vehicle does not have pinchweld flanges see Anchoring Vehicles With No Pinchweld and No Frame on Page 19 d Make sure clamps are bottomed out evenly on the pinchweld flange from one side to the other The top of the pinchweld c
12. odels Wedge Clamp has developed a set of four brackets which attach to the leafspring shackle at the rear of the vehicle and to a reinforced section of the box spring at the front of the vehicle No removal of parts is necessary in order to use these brackets These brackets are available from your Wedge Clamp dealer by requesting Wedge Clamp Part No 15700 Anchoring Wide Body Vehicles For extra wide bodies vehicles usually of the van type Wedge Clamp has developed adapter brackets for the pinchweld clamps Each adapter extends the pinchweld clamp by approximately 4 100 mm to widen the anchoring system 8 200 mm Examples of vehicles which require these brackets are the Ford Aerostar vans and the General Motors Astro vans The Wide Body Adapter Brackets can be ordered from your Wedge Clamp dealer or by specifying Wedge Clamp Part No 15000 The wide body adapter assembly is shown below JAW PLATE CLAMP SPRING WIDE BODY ADAPTER WASHER TWO To install these brackets simply remove the two jaws from the pinchweld clamp Using the bolts provided bolt the adapter bracket to the outside face of the clamp with the bolts coming through from the inside Now bolt the two jaws onto the bracket The pinchweld clamps may be installed to the vehicle as normal Vv Anchoring Cars with Sill Damage This procedure is used for fitting the Wedge Clamp Anchoring System to a vehicle that has received minor sill damage An
13. oring crossbar through this clamp and on the damaged side place the pinchweld clamp on the bar beneath the car inboard of the sill rocker area Wedge the clamp firmly in place NOTE On the chainless system insert the wedges between the pinchweld clamps and the anchoring crossbars from the inside pointing out Lower the car so that the weight of the car is resting on the pinchweld clamps On the damaged side allow the bottom of the vehicle s floor pan to rest on top of the pinchweld clamp NOTE On the damaged side it may be convenient to place the anchoring stand on the inside of the pinchweld clamp so that the working area near the sill will be unobstructed Jack up the rear of the vehicle and repeat the process e place the pinchweld clamp on the undamaged side of the vehicle e slide the anchoring crossbar through the clamp on the undamaged side and wedge the pinchweld clamp on the bar on the damaged side and e lower the car onto the anchoring stand Drive the wedges through the top of the anchoring stands on the undamaged side Repairs to the damaged sill rocker area can now be done The clamps on the undamaged side of the vehicle will secure the vehicle while pulling is done on the damaged side Vv Replacing a Sill rocker Panel NOTE In situations where the sill rocker panel needs to be replaced mount the pinchweld clamp on the crossbar facing inwards i e reversed 180 on the damaged side and remove
14. ring with Very Short Pinchwelds On some vehicle models the pinchwelds are very short Such as on the Chevrolet Sprint and Honda Accord It is necessary to remove one of the jaws on each clamp so that only one jaw is holding the pinchweld This method has been tested under various conditions and has been found to hold satisfactorily Vv Anchoring to Offset Pinchwelds If the pinchwelds do not run in straight line for their full length it is said that a vehicle has offset pinchwelds The left and right pinchwelds may angle in towards the center of the car at one end or the other or have a sudden step inward at one point along the sill rocker panel Examples of such pinchwelds are shown in the diagrams below In these cases the anchoring side bars will not drop into place and slide easily between the clamp body and the bar retainer button because the forward and rearward clamps will not be in line with each other To install the anchoring side bars 1 Install the front pinchweld clamps as normal If pinchweld clamps are at an odd angle and there is no apparent sill damage there is no need to be alarmed this is common with some vehicles 2 After all four pinchweld clamps have been installed and you are ready to place the anchoring side bars into position place the anchoring side bar in the front or the odd angled pinchweld clamp first and insert the wedge to lock the bar into place against this clamp Then place your foot on
15. rs With Offset Pinchwelds on Page 16 or Anchoring Cars with Sill Damage on Page 21 SIDE BAR RETAINER BUTTON AS ee uy N 37 I j Es eC iq KOD O AERES ED 5 Hammer wedges firmly into place between the top side of the anchoring side bars and the clamps Remember that the flat side of the wedge always goes against the bar v v A 6 Install wedges through the top of the anchoring stand to lock in the anchoring crossbars and hammer into place CAUTION Before disassembling the anchoring system you must first remove the wedges at the top of the anchoring stands otherwise sill damage will occur 7 Insert the rail soacer wedges between the anchor stands and the floor rail insert by hand until snug and then tighten rail lock nuts firmly with 11 8 29 mm wrench Anchoring Crossbar NS Rail Spacer Wedge The car is now anchored and you are ready for pulling Using the Mobility Wheels A car can be moved while mounted on the Wedge Clamp System by using the mobility wheels To install the wheels remove the wedges from the top of the anchoring stands and raise an end of the car Wedge the mobility wheels onto the anchoring side bars Always install the two swivelling wheels away from the heavier end engine end of the vehicle Remove the anchoring stands and lower the vehicle onto the mobility wheels WARNING Be sure that the wedges which secure the mobility wheels
16. the clamp jaws Position the clamps on the damaged side so that the half jaw of the clamp is as near as possible to the inside of the pinchweld flange Allow the car to rest on the half jaw You may then proceed to perform repairs and cut away the old sill rocker panel and weld on a new panel The jaws can be refitted to hold the new sill rocker panel in place for welding Note that the anchoring side bar can be mounted on the inside of the clamps so that the Pivot Measuring Systems can be mounted 17900 Anchoring Rail Bevelled End 1 pc 3 17706 Rawl Bolt 4 17004 Clamp Body 17005 09068 8 Clamp Bold Spring Nut Washer _ a i a a 3 A 5 6 R Ei ma C o 16064 a eee 3 4 NC X 2 Bolt gt pts i602 8 YP NC Nut p16 17902 Rall Bevelled End Clean Cut 17 15100 No Pinchweld Adapter Kit QPS Qty per system Optional for Flush Mounting of Rails
17. to the anchoring side bars are hammered in securely Always install the two steerable swivel wheels AWAY from the heavier end engine end of the vehicle The car may tip forward if the swivel wheels are installed at the heavier end of the vehicle O N SWIVEL WHEELS MOUNT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR A REMOVING A CAR FROM THE ANCHORING SYSTEM To remove a car from the anchoring system reverse the set up procedure by following the instructions below Chainless Anchoring System 1 Loosen the rail lock nuts and remove the rail spacer wedges from all four anchoring stands IMPORTANT Remove the wedges from the top of the anchoring stand on all four stands so that the cross bars may rotate freely on the anchoring stands before jacking or lowering the car Remove the wedges on the 6 1 83 m anchoring side bars between the front and rear clamps and remove the bars Raise the rear end of the car Remove the anchoring stands and remove the wedges and the 6 4 anchoring crossbar Remove the rear set of pinchweld clamps Lower the car and repeat the same procedure at the front end of the Car ANCHORING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS This section describes procedures for handling special anchoring situations with vehicle models that are difficult to anchor vehicles without pinchweld flanges or vehicles with certain damage conditions in the pinchweld area WARNING Serious damage or injury can oc
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