MOUNTING PIN & FLAT RACK MOUNTING KIT INSTRUCTIONS

Introducing our MAXTRAX Universal Pins — one pin that replaces all of our previous mounting pin sets, including the MKII, LITE, XTREME and HYBRID pins. They secure MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks (MKII, LITE, XTREME, Motoboard and Mini), so there's no need to match a specific pin to a specific board.

Please note: Manufacturing tolerances may affect the dimensions shown above, so please check these measurements against your MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks before drilling. Measure twice. Cut once.

Here are the layout dimensions:

MKII 

XTREME

LITE

MINI

Please follow these Instructions closely to reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage when installing and using this product on your vehicle.

Choosing your pin set

Universal Pins come in 4 options, so make sure you've got the right one for your setup — you'll need to choose both a thread length and a board count. These are independent choices, so pick one from each:
•    Thread length — Short (17mm) for use with MAXTRAX Flat Mounting Brackets, or Long (40mm) for flexible or hard-mount setups. This is simply the length of the threaded section of the pin and has no bearing on how many boards it carries.
•    Board count — a 2-board set or a 4-board set, depending on how many MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks you're mounting. Both the Short and Long pins are available in either board count.

What's included

Each MAXTRAX Universal Pin Set (2-board or 4-board, Short or Long) includes 4 Nylon and stainless-steel quick-release Universal Pins, 4 stainless-steel Nyloc nuts and 4 flat stainless-steel washers. Each pin has a hole through the shaft to allow for a padlock.

Before you start
Please follow these instructions closely to reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage when installing and using this product on your vehicle.
•    All 4 Universal Pins MUST be used to secure your MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks.
•    Manufacturing tolerances may vary, so check measurements against your own MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks before drilling. Measure twice, cut once.

Installing your Universal Pins
•    Line up each pin so the knuckle is in the same orientation as the keyhole in your MAXTRAX Recovery Track.
•    The padlock hole through the shaft should not be visible once installed — it will only appear once the knuckle has been turned 90º to lock your MAXTRAX in place.

 

Apply lubricant to the stainless-steel threads prior to tightening the nuts and tighten using hand tools only; DO NOT tighten with power tools as this can generate sufficient heat to cause the Nyloc nut to bind to the thread prematurely.

Mounting your MAXTRAX
Once your Universal Pins are installed, mounting your MAXTRAX Recovery Tracks is easy:
•    Each Universal Pin has multiple knuckle positions to accommodate all combinations of boards. Turn the knuckles that line up with your combination of MAXTRAX boards 90º to lock them in securely.
•    Mix and match any combination of MKII and XTREME boards, or run a full set of LITE or Mini boards on their own — no need for different pins for different board types, just turn the knuckles to suit the boards you're carrying.

Stacking your MAXTRAX boards
When you stack 4 x MAXTRAX MKIIs, they sit at a slightly lower profile than stacking 4 x XTREMEs, as shown in the images below. That's exactly what our 4-board Universal Pins are designed to handle — accommodating up to 4 boards in combinations including 4 x MKII, 4 x XTREME, 4 x LITE, 4 x Mini, or 2 x MKII + 2 x XTREME.

You can also use the 2-board Universal Pin, in either Short (17mm) or Long (40mm), to hard-mount a MotoBoard to a bike pannier or elsewhere on your adventure bike.
•    Note: You cannot stack LITE or Mini boards with other boards in the range, as they are a different length.

See also the full MAXTRAX Flat Rack Mount or MAXTRAX Universal Flat Rack Mounting Kit options, and choose the Universal Pin length and board count to suit your setup.