Balancing and attaching the frame
With your frame assembled (Fig. 1-
8
) lay it on the floor directly below the cables with the top of the “T”
Frame facing your garage door. Insert one thimble (HDW-031) on the rear most hole on the lifting blade
(HAT-100). Insert the other thimble (HDW-031) on the tab on the front of the “T” Frame (HAT-100).
Thimble
Lifting Blade
THIMBLE
Thimble
Fig. J
As shown in Fig. K, feed the cable through the hole with the thimble, install cable clamps loosely at first, in
order to balance the frame. With the frame level on the floor pull the cable taut and secure the cable
clamps in the order shown in figure K. Be careful to not over tighten these as they will strip. If they do
become stripped or are suspect do not use them, they can be inexpensively obtained at any hardware
store. Inspect these and all hardware before each use.
Fig. K
Fig. L
Now that the frame is preliminarily balanced, it also needs to be balanced on your hardtop.
Make sure that all the torque bolts in the top, latches, windshield fluid tube, and wiring harnesses are
disconnected before lifting.
Put your Hoist-A-Top frame on the hardtop of your Jeep, and attach the rear hook assembly (HAT-139/140).
The two J hooks (HAT-003) in the front should grapple underneath the hard top just before the corner where
the window goes. The foam supports are designed to have the interior side of the freedom top pieces facing
up on the same side from where they were removed. The bungee cords hook from the grommet straps
(HAT-110) to any free hole in the lifting blade, holding the top panels in place. Final leveling of the hard top
is achieved by loosening the cable clamps and removing some slack from the dipping side. Do this until the
top is parallel to the ceiling. This is a trial and error basis and takes some fiddling, but you only have to do it
once. When you are satisfied that the top is level, inspect and tighten all cable clamp bolts.
