CAUTION: DISCONNECT LS200 FROM POWER SOURCE BEFORE SERVICING.
I YOKE R & R, CONTINUED.....
I 10. SLIDE CONNECTOR BLOCK, YOKE STUD, CONNECTOR PLATE, INTO THE
UPPER ARM TUBE. ALIGN THE “KEY” EXTRUSION OF THE INTERIOR
OF THE UPPER ARM WITH THE KEY WAY OF THE CONNECTOR
BLOCK. MAKE SURE THE END OF THE GRAY CABLE IS PULLED ALL
THE WAY INTO THE YOKE SO THAT THE CABLE INSULATION IS
VISIBLE WHERE THE SHAFT JOINS THE CRESCENT.
I 11. SECURE CONNECTOR BLOCK TO LONG ARM TUBE WITH TWO SCREWS.
FIRST INSTALL THE PHILLIPS SCREW CLOSEST TO THE YOKE AND
TIGHTEN IT TO A MINIMUM OF 15 INCH LBS. THEN INSTALL AND
TIGHTEN THE SECOND AND LAST SCREW AND TIGHTEN IT TO THE
SAME TORQUE. THESE YOKE SCREWS AT JOINT #2 MUST BE
TIGHTENED BEFORE TENSIONING THE SPRING STRAP TO PREVENT
SCREW HOLES FROM BECOMING MISALIGNED BECAUSE OF SPRING
TENSION. DO NOT INSTALL SET SCREW AT THIS TIME.
I 12. INSTALL LOWER ARM / UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLY.
ATTACH STRAP TO STUD USING TOOL T-12686. INSTALL AND
TIGHTEN NUT.
C A U T I O N !!
MAKE SURE YOUR FINGERS ARE AWAY FROM THE HINGE AREA BEFORE
PRESSING THE SHORT ARM ALL THE WAY ONTO THE HINGE BRACKET.
THERE IS THE RISK OF PINCHING FINGERS IF THE ARM IS PRESSED ON
WHILE HOLDING THE MANDREL DOWN. THE MANDREL DOES NOT NEED
TO BE HELD DOWN.
SLIDE THE LOWER ARM (SHORT ARM) ONTO THE HINGE BRACKET
UNTIL IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4" AWAY FROM CONTACTING THE
MANDREL. HOLD THE LONG ARM DOWN AND LIFT THE SHORT ARM
UP APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES. WHILE HOLDING IT IN THAT
POSITION, PRESS THE MANDREL DOWN AND RELEASE IT. IT WILL
STAY IN POSITION WITHOUT HOLDING IT SO THAT IT CAN FIT INSIDE
OF THE SHORT ARM. REMOVE YOUR FINGER FROM THE MANDREL
AREA AND SLIDE THE SHORT ARM ON AS FAR AS IT WILL GO.
INSTALL AND TIGHTEN TWO SCREWS.
I 13. INSTALL STRAIN RELIEF.
CAREFULLY REMOVE ANY CABLE SLACK THAT MAY BE PRESENT IN
THE LONG ARM. GENTLY PULL THE CABLE AT THE STRAIN RELIEF
HOLE WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE BLACK AND WHITE WIRES AT THE
YOKE. DON’T LET THESE SLIP BACK DOWN INTO THE HOLE IN THE
STUD. INSTALL STRAIN RELIEF USING STRAIN RELIEF TOOL.
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