Fire Suppressor Bottle: Service and Repair

Fire Extinguisher, Installation Kit














INTRODUCTION

- NOTE: Read through the whole installation instruction before starting the work.

- The illustrations display the procedure in order of operation. The order of operation is repeated in the text section

Fire extinguisher, installation kit





- Press the chafe guards into the end of the fire extinguisher holder.





- Remove the tunnel console's right-hand side panel by carefully pulling it away starting at the rear edge. The side panel is secured with six clips on the inside.





- Fold the carpet to one side.





- Fold the insulation panel away from the centre console's right hand mounting.





- Remove the two screws in the centre console's mounting.





- Install the mounting for the fire extinguisher bracket using existing screws.
- Torque tighten the screws to 24 Nm (18 lbf.ft.).





- Fold back the floor and insulation panel against the bracket and make a hole in the carpet in alignment with the front hole in the bracket.





- Take the screw from the kit and insert it several turns into the front hole.
- Thread on the holder's fixing strap.





- Mark out the rear hole for the holder in the same way as in step 7.





- Take the screw from the kit and insert it several turns into the rear hole.





- Measure out the distance for the hole in the carpet to the holder's fixing strap as illustrated.





- Take the screw from the kit and tighten the fixing strap.
- Torque tighten the screw to 4 Nm (3 lbf.ft.).
- Screw in and torque tighten the holder screws to 10 Nm (7.5 lbf.ft.).





- Reinstall the side panel.

Installing the fire extinguisher in the holder





- Secure the fire extinguisher in the holder. If the fire extinguisher's securement fixture does not tighten properly, remove the fire extinguisher and install the two self adhesive spacers by the buckles in accordance with steps 15-16.





- Clean the surfaces on the tensioning strap closest to the buckles, using a mixture of 30% washer fluid and 70% water.
- Wipe dry.





- Take the spacers from the kit, remove the protective backing tape from them and press them in close to the buckles.
- Reinstall the fire extinguisher in the holder and secure it in.