7. Prepare Wedge Pack Introduction

Preparing the Wedge Pack Introduction

This portion of the installation will require the Wedge Pack hardware kit illustrated in Section 4. 

To begin the Transom Plate must be assembled. This requires selecting the correct length bolts as indicated by the transom angle table above. 

1. Place a Cylindrical Washer for Hex Head on each bolt, with the flat side on the head of the bolt. 
2. Install the bottom five (5) M8 bolts must be selected based upon the total Wedge Plates in use. See Table 2 to determine if the 35mm or 40mm bolts must be used. (The Quad controller systems will have three [3] bolts.) 
3. The top four (4) M8 bolts must be selected based upon the total Wedge Plates in use. See Table 3 to determine if the 55 mm or 75 mm bolts must be used. (The Quad controller systems will have two [2] bolts.) 
4. At this point, the bolts must be inserted into the Transom Plate with Cylindrical Washer for Hex Head cylinder in each of the 9 locations. (The Quad controller systems will have five [5] locations.)
5. Cover the bolt head with the supplied self adhesive backed plastic caps. The caps will prevent adhesive leak by around the bolts and allow for tuning the equipment by adding or removing wedges once installed and adhesive has cured.

7.1 Determine Wedges to use for the Seakeeper Ride 750 system

Based on Table 3 and the transom angle determined in Section 6, compile the Transom Plate, Actuator Plate, Wedge Pack Hardware kit and appropriate wedges for each controller. It is possible that the hull has different angles for each Controller location.  

1. Stack the proper number of Wedge Plates on top of the Transom Plate using the bolts to guide them into place. The locking tabs of the Wedge Plates will face the Transom Plate and secure the correct orientation.

2. Place the Actuator Plate on top of the Wedge Plates using the bolts to guide them into place. The tabs of the Actuator Plate will match with the grooves of the Wedge Plates to complete the Wedge Pack Assembly. 

7.2 Secure Actuator Plate

1. Locate the following pieces:
   • Qty 9 M8 Cylindrical Washers (Qty 5 per Controller on Quad Systems)
   • Qty 9, M8 Wedge Lock Washers (Qty 5 per Controller on Quad Systems)
     • Each washer has 2 components.
     • Qty 9, M8 Nuts (Qty 5 per Controller on Quad Systems)
2. Insert all the cylindrical washers, flat face out, onto each of the bolts within the milled pockets on the Actuator plate. 
3. Insert all the wedge lock washers onto each of the cylindrical washers.
4. Thread all the nuts onto each of the bolts of the assembly hand tight.
5. Check the bolt length is sufficient to engage all threads of the nuts.
6. Tighten nuts to 130 in-lbs (14.7 N-m)
7. Adhere Bolt Covers.

Note: Be sure to use the correct bolt length. Incorrect bolt length may result in insufficient thread engagement or the inability to attach the Seal Plate in later steps.

Note: All variables to be torqued to in-lbs NOT ft-lbs.

Repeat this process for all Controllers to create the Wedge Pack Assemblies before moving on.