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3.4 INSTALLATION OF CARRIER CABLE TO TOP BRACKET:
WARNING:
Keep the carrier cable and carrier clamp clean during installation. Contamination of
the carrier clamp or cable could cause the clamp to malfunction.
A. INSTALLATION OF GALVANIZED CARRIER CABLE:
1.
Lay the carrier cable out on the ground in a clean area by rolling the coil. Do not pull cable from center
of coil. For some installations it may be easier to lower the carrier cable from the top connection level
down to the bottom bracket. If so, carefully lower the cable by unspooling without twisting the cable at
the top connection. Do not drop the cable to the lower level.
WARNING:
Carrier cable is very stiff and may spring out of coil unexpectedly. Use caution
when unrolling cable. Use appropriate safety gear, including gloves and safety glasses,
when unrolling cable.
Inspect the cable for shipping damage before proceeding. Do not install damaged cable.
2. See Figure 17 for installation of the galvanized carrier cable into the top bracket. Ensure the end of cable is
free of kinks and unraveled strands. Pass the cable up through the top bracket pipe and the urethane shock
absorber. Install the washer and carrier clamp onto cable with the cone of carrier clamp pointing down. At
least 1.0 in. (2.5 cm), but no more than 2 in. (5.1 cm). of cable must protrude through the carrier clamp.
WARNING:
Excess cable protruding
through the carrier clamp may prevent
installation of the cap. If this occurs, cut
off extra cable. Do not remove carrier
clamp from cable to avoid damage to the
carrier clamp.
Seat the carrier clamp into shock absorber
by pulling fi rmly on carrier clamp below the
top bracket pipe. Install cap by seating it fi rmly
onto the pipe.
B. INSTALLATION OF STAINLESS STEEL
CARRIER CABLE:
1. Lay the carrier cable out on the ground in a
clean area by rolling the coil. Do not pull the
cable from the center of the coil.
WARNING:
Carrier cable is very stiff, and
may spring out of the coil unexpectedly.
Use caution when unrolling cable. Use
appropriate safety gear, including gloves
and safety glasses, when unrolling cable.
Inspect the cable for shipping damage before proceeding. Do not install damaged cable.
3. See Figure 18 for installation of a stainless steel carrier cable into the top bracket. Most stainless steel
carrier cables are supplied with a swagged end fi tting for connection to the top bracket. To install the
carrier cable, feed the free end of the cable down through the top bracket pipe and the urethane shock
absorber until the swage fi tting is fi rmly seated into the shock absorber. Install the cap by seating it
fi rmly onto the pipe.
Figure 17 - Installing
Galvanized Carrier Cable
Cap
Washer
Shock
Absorber
Carrier
Cable
(2.54 cm)
1.0 in. Min
2.0 in. Max
(5.08 cm)
Carrier
Clamp
Top Bracket
Pipe
Figure 18 - Installing
Stainless Steel
Carrier Cable
