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Air Dam Shield Mount Installation Continued
10. Install antenna to Air Dam Shield of truck, See Figure 8.
11. Loosen two screws and two hex nuts in U-Bracket assembly. Note: Installation on tubular sur-
face is NOT recommended. Insert Air Dam Shield edge between the U-Bracket Assembly and
Clamp feet. See Figure 9.
12. Tighten clamp screws on U-Bracket Assembly evenly up against the Air Dam Shield to
15 ft-lbs. using the appropriate torque wrench and adapters (1/2” size, hex or open-end
wrench). IMPORTANT: Assure two 5/16” Hex Nuts are not tight at this step.
13. Tighten two 5/16”-18 Hex Nuts securely up against clamp bracket, See Figure 9.
14. Using the appropriate torque wrench and adapters (1/2” size, hex or open-end wrench) torque
5/16-18 Hex Nuts to 4 ft-lbs. (48 in-lbs.).
15. Loosen the 3/8”-16 Hex Nut and pivot antenna until true vertical position is achieved. Re-torque
3/8”-16 Hex Nuts to 12 ft-lbs.
16. Take the cable connector (180 degree connector) NOT the Right-Angle SMB Connector and
hand tighten over the connector on the bottom side of the Antenna Assembly. See Figure 10.
17. Using the 5/16” open-end wrench, tighten the cable connector on the Antenna Assembly
connector.
18. Place the rubber boot over the end of the Antenna Assembly shaft after the cable connector has
been tighten. See Figure 10
19. Route cable into truck cab and connect to satellite receiver. Verify you have satellite broadcast.
Figure 8. Mounting Location
Figure 9. Mounting Location
Figure 10. Cable Connector/
Rubber Boot Connection
