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Vehicle Mounted Air Compressors
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Apply Loctite and insert 5/16 inch bolts with flat washers into the
bottom hole on each bracket, install the nuts but do not tighten.
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Install the 1/4 inch pinch bolts into the C-clamps so that the
heads of the bolts face toward you, apply Loctite and install the
nuts but do not tighten.
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Rotate the tank so that the directional arrow on the end of the
tank is parallel to the workbench and faces toward you.
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Install a 3/4 inch fitting (not supplied) in the back of the tank.
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Apply Loctite and insert 5/16 inch bolts through the C-clamps
and the mount brackets, install the nuts but do not tighten.
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Check tank alignment then tighten the C-clamp bolts.
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Slide the tank all the way up on the tank mount brackets (away
from you) and tighten the mounting bolts.
2.2 Installing the Tank Assembly
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Insert 3/8” bolt through the tank flat bar backing strap and route
the bolt over the top of the frame so that the flat bar is on the
inside of the frame rail (Figure 2.1).
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Support the tank body in position against the frame rail with the
tank strap mounts on the outside of the frame rail and thread the
top 3/8” bolt into the tank strap mount.
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Adjust the tank for the best fit and install the lower 3/8” tank strap
bolts and nuts. Apply Loctite to the lower tank strap bolts.
