Series 6500 Installation Instructions |
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Hole sizes for 3/16" dia. cable installation: Drill 29/64” hole clear through Receiver
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Drill and tap 5/16-24 threaded hole on the inside of the other end post for the Push-Lock® fitting. |
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1. Install the tensioning end first with the Receiver. |
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2. Slip the Delrin® washer over the body of the Receiver and insert the Receiver into the post. | ||
3. Start the threaded stud attached to the cable into the Receiver and turn 2 complete turns. This will thread about 1/3 of the stud into the Receiver. |
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4. Run the bare end of the cable through all your intermediate posts and to the end post where you will be installing the Push-Lock® fitting. |
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5. Start the Push-Lock® body threads into the pre-tapped post by hand. | ||
6. Thread the Push-Lock® coupler onto the post and tighten with 7/16” wrench. |
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7. Pull the cable tightly along the side of the fitting and mark the cable 1-3/16” from the end of the fitting opposite the post. Mark and cut the cable on your mark. |
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8. Push the cable into the hole in the fitting as far as it will go (approximately 1-1/16”). Twist the cable in a right hand direction as you push it into the fitting. |
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9. Go to the other end and tension the cable The swaging stud will be pulled into the |
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10. Tension in sequence, beginning with the outside cables and moving from side to side toward the center. |