Mohawk A-7, Manual

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MOHAWK MODEL A-7
7
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT
READ THIS MANUAL IN ITS ENTIRETY. BE FAMILIAR WITH PART NAMES AND HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW THIS UNIT IS TO BE ASSEMBLED AND OF HOW INDIVIDUAL
PARTS OPERATE, BEFORE ASSEMBLING THE UNIT.
REFER TO ANSI/ALI ALIS, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE OF AUTOMOTIVE LIFTS.
USING A CHALK LINE, LAYOUT THE FLOOR DIMENSIONS WHERE
THE UNIT WILL BE LOCATED. SEE FIGURE 2 & 10.
CUT THE SWING ARM BANDING AND REMOVE THE SWING
ARMS.
SECURE THE OVERHEAD LIFTING DEVICE TO THE MAIN SIDE
POST USING STRAPS OR CHAINS.
WARNING

EACH POST WEIGHS OVER 800 LBS. ERECT THE POSTS WITH
CHAINS AND STRAPS ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE POST.
DO NOT REMOVE THE CHAINS AND STRAPS UNTIL THE
POST HAS BEEN SECURED.
SEPARATE THE POSTS. REMOVE THE PARTS BOX, HYDRAULIC
LINES AND SUPPORTS. VERIFY PARTS BOX CONTENTS. IF
MISSING PARTS ARE NOTED, THEY CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 1-800-833-2006 OR BY CONTACTING YOUR LOCAL
MOHAWK DISTRIBUTOR.
USING THE 5/8-INCH PACKING BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS,
ASSEMBLE THE CARRIAGE STOPS TO THE TOP OF THE MAIN
SIDE POST. TIGHTEN TO 150 FOOT POUNDS. SEE FIGURE 3.
ERECT THE MAIN AND OFF SIDE POSTS TO THE UP-RIGHT
POSITION. ALIGN THE POST FOOTINGS TO THE CHALK LINE
LAYOUTS.
SECURE THE MAIN AND OFF SIDE POSTS TO THE BAY FLOOR
USING THE (14) 3/4 X 5 1/2 INCH WEJ-IT ANCHORS. REFER TO
“BEFORE DRILLING THE MOUNTING HOLES” SECTION.
USING THE 5/8-INCH PACKING BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS,
ASSEMBLE THE CARRIAGE STOPS TO THE TOP OF THE OFF SIDE
POST. TIGHTEN TO 150 FOOT POUNDS. SEE FIGURE 3.
ASSEMBLE THE TWO OVERHEAD HYDRAULIC LINES (FLAT ON
THE FLOOR) USING THE FOUR DOUBLE MALE UNIONS.
ASSEMBLE TWO OF THE DOUBLE LINE CLIPS TO THE CENTER
SPAN OF THE OVERHEAD LINES APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES
FROM THE DOUBLE UNIONS.
NOTE

THE 88 IN LINE IS TO BE PLACED TO THE FRONT AND THE
89-1/2 IN LINE TO BE PLACED TO THE REAR
ASSEMBLE THE TWO OVERHEAD LINE SUPPORT BRACKETS TO
THE TOP OF THE MAIN AND OFF SIDE POST.
ERECT THE OVERHEAD HYDRAULIC LINE ASSEMBLIES. ROUTE
THE LINES THROUGH THE TOP OF EACH POST. ASSEMBLE THE
LINES TO THE HYDRAULIC CONNECTIONS AT THE TOP OF EACH
POST.
SECURE THE LINES TO THE OVERHEAD LINE SUPPORTS USING
THE TWO DOUBLE LINE CLIPS.
REMOVE THE BREATHER PORT PLUG ON THE POWER UNITS
RESERVOIR AND DISCARD.
VERIFY FLUID LEVEL. (1/2 IN. BELOW BREATHER PORT IN THE
POWER UNIT RESERVOIR WHEN BOTH CYLINDERS ARE FULLY
RETRACTED) INSTALL THE BREATHER CAP.
AT THIS TIME HAVE A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN
CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE UNIT
ENGAGE THE UP BUTTON ON THE POWER UNIT AND RAISE THE
CARRIAGES APPROX. 3 FEET, OR TO A HEIGHT SUITABLE FOR
INSTALLING THE SWING ARMS.
LIFTING UP ON THE SWING ARM RESTRAINT. INSERT THE FOUR
SWING ARMS INTO THE CARRIAGES.
ALIGN THE THROUGH HOLES IN THE CARRIAGES WITH THE
THROUGH HOLES IN THE SWING ARMS. SECURE THE SWING
ARMS TO THE CARRIAGES USING THE FOUR SWING ARM PINS
AND EIGHT SNAP RINGS.
PLACE THE FOUR LIFTING PADS INTO PLACE IN THE MOUNTING
HOLE AT THE END OF EACH SLIDER.
SHIMMING FOR CHAIN TENSION
LIFT UP ON THE YOKE, MEASURE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TOP
OF THE CHROME ROD AND THE BASE OF THE YOKE. THIS WILL
BE THE AMOUNT OF SHIMS REQUIRED. SEE FIGURE 9.
TO SHIM, MANUALLY LIFT THE CARRIAGE ONE-FOOT APPROX.
AND LOWER THE CARRIAGE ONTO THE MECHANICAL SAFETY
.
WARNING

VISUALLY VERIFY SAFETY ENGAGEMENT BEFORE
PROCEEDING.
PLACE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF SHIMS ON THE TOP OF THE
CHROME ROD AND RE-INSTALL THE YOKE.