Special Assembly
Rod Terminal Assembly
March 1999
Unit 0 MKIII
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Place a drop (about the size of a marble) of polysulfide marine sealant (such as
BoatLIFE's Life Calk) onto the end of the wire.
Do not use silicone marine seal-
ant.
Apply three drops of red Loctite
®
to the threads and reassemble the
terminal.
After the terminal is assembled, attach the bottom foil to the long bottom connec-
tor using red Loctite
®
, a plastic half wedge and screw as described on page 19.
Attach the feeder as described on page 20.
Norseman and Sta-Lok
®
terminals may be opened for inspection. Always
reassemble with fresh polysulfide marine sealant, red Loctite
®
and a new
"wedge".
Do not reuse
the "wedge" after you've sailed with your unit.
In this step, the rod terminal is attached to the nosepiece and secured with red Loctite
®
and cotter pins.
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Rod Terminal Assembly
Make sure halyard swivel and torque tube have been
slipped on the foils. Then apply a few drops of red
Loctite
®
to the threads of the nosepiece.
Screw the terminal onto the nosepiece until the flats
align with the two cotter pin holes in the terminal body.
Tip: The flats will align with the holes when the
threads of the nosepiece are flush with the top of
the terminal body. Slowly turn the nosepiece while
easing a cotter pin into one hole. The cotter pin
will slip through the terminal when the holes
align with the flats.
Insert the two cotter pins and spread.
Clean excess Loctite
®
from the terminal body using
special care to insure that no red Loctite
®
is present on
the threaded stud.