Disconnecting The Tow Bar - Roadmaster Sterling ALL-TERRAIN 576 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

1. Disconnecting the tow bar is essentially the reverse
of connecting it. First, always try to park on level ground,
with the towed vehicle in line with the motorhome. This
will eliminate most of the tension between the vehicles,
allowing for an easier disconnect.
2. Disconnect the electrical wiring harness, safety cables
and any other towing sys-
tem accessories.
3. Lift the release handles
on each tow bar arm (Fig-
ure 5) to release the lock-
ing mechanisms.
(Usually, one of the
handles will require more pressure to release. This is the
arm that has the majority of the tension between the two
vehicles.)
Always put the towed vehicle in gear (park), set the
emergency brake and chock one of the wheels after
lifting the release handles, and before removing the
base pins. Failure to do so may result in a 'runaway'
vehicle or may crush you between the towed vehicle
and the motorhome, causing property damage, per-
sonal injury or even death.
4. Put the towed vehicle in gear (park), set the emergency
brake and chock one of the wheels.
5. Remove the base pins and store the tow bar on the
motorhome by reversing the connection procedure (under
"Connecting the tow bar").
Note: if you must park on an uphill incline, you may
find that you cannot remove the base pins even with the
tow bar arms released. The weight of the towed vehicle
trying to roll back (Figure 6) is binding the pins in place.

DISCONNECTING THE TOW BAR

Figure 5
Allow the towed vehicle to idle forward just enough to
take the tension of this weight off the pins. Then hold the
vehicle in position by first applying the emergency brake,
then shifting into park.
Once the tension is off, lift the release handles again
and the pins will be removed more easily.
ROADMASTER recommends replacing at least one of
the linch pins with a padlock (part number 301, 302 or
308) to prevent accidental release or theft.
CAUTION
The tow bar can be stored on the motorhome with
the arms rotated to the left or the right. To avoid the
possibility of damage to the bushings, rotate the arms
away from the engine exhaust.
The bushings at the end of the tow bar arms can
be warped by heat from the exhaust. If the bushings
are warped, the tow bar arms will not slide easily, or
they may not slide at all — it may be difficult to con-
nect or disconnect the tow bar until the bushings are
replaced.
Figure 6
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