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3.
DIE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
Select a die assembly, remove the die retention screws from the tool jaws, and proceed as follows:
3.1.
Shouldered dies
1. Place the upper die in the stationary jaw of the tool frame (Figure 2).
2. Insert a die retention screw through the jaw and die.
3. Tighten the screw so that the die is held in place, but that the screw is not completely tighten at this
point.
NOTE
Install die assemblies with center contact crimping chamber with the center contact crimp chamber toward the front of the tool
jaws as shown in Figure 2. If indicated otherwise in another document, follow the specific die requirements demonstrated in
that document.
4. Place the lower die in the moving jaw of the tool frame.
5. Install a die retention screw through the jaw and die.
6. Tighten the screw so that the die is held in place. Do not tighten the screw completely.
7. Slowly close the tool handles, allowing the dies to mate or align, until the ratchet makes the seventh
click.
8. Tighten both die retention screws until snug.
NOTE
The tool ratchet has detents that click eight times as the handles are closed. The ratchet releases on the eighth click.
To remove the die assembly, close the tool handles until the ratchet releases and allow the handles to open
fully. Loosen and remove the die retention screws and slide the dies out of the tool jaws.
Figure 2: Shouldered dies
1
Lower die
2
Center contact crimping chamber
3
Upper die
4
Tool frame
5
Die retention screws
