Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- HD-9 Manual
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Shipping Information
- Safety Considerations
- Components
- Specifications
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Installation Checklist
- Installation
- Being Safe
- Using Tools
- Planning for Electrical Work
- Selecting a Location
- Checking Clearances
- Deciding the Lift Orientation
- Creating Chalk Line Guides
- Unloading and Unpacking
- Moving the Posts into Position
- Installing the Crosstubes
- About Safety Locks
- Installing the Ladders and Top Cap
- Raising the Crosstubes
- Securing the Ladders
- Removing the Sheaves
- Installing the Runways
- Installing the First End of the Flex Tube
- Routing the Lifting Cables
- Working with Compression Fittings and Tubing
- Installing the Air Lines
- Installing the Return Line
- Hydraulic Fluid Contamination
- About Thread Sealants
- Installing the Hydraulic Hose
- Installing the Power Unit
- Filling the Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir
- Installing the Second End of the Flex Tube
- Installing the Pushbutton Air Valve
- Connecting the Return Line
- Connecting the Hydraulic Hose
- Contacting the Electrician
- Connecting the Power Source
- Installing a Power Disconnect Switch
- Installing a Thermal Disconnect Switch
- About Effective Embedment
- Anchoring the Posts
- Final Leveling
- Installing Accessories
- Lubricating the Lift
- Bleeding the Hydraulic Cylinder
- Test the Lift
- Final Checklist
- Outdoor usage
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Wiring Diagrams
- Labels
- Parts Drawings
- Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Store
HD-9 Series Four-Post Lifts 47 P/N 5900123 — Rev. M1 — March 2020
To install the Power Unit:
1. Find the four supplied Hex Head Bolts, Flat Washers, Nyloc Nuts, and Vibration Plate.
2. Line up the holes on the Power Unit Back Plate with the four holes in the Mounting Bracket you
want to use.
If you are going to install the Flex Tube Bracket Plate and/or the Zero Angle Bracket at the same
time as the Power Unit, now is the time to put those into place.
3. Place a Flat Washer onto each of the four Hex Head Bolts, slide the Bolts through the back of the
Mounting Bracket and through the holes in the Vibration Dampener.
4. Have the second person lift the Power Unit and slide the holes in the Back Plate of the Power Unit
over the Bolts that are coming out of the Vibration Dampener.
5. Add the Nyloc Nuts to secure the Power Unit in place.
Filling the Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir
The Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir on the Power Unit must be filled with Hydraulic Fluid or automatic
transmission fluid before you begin normal operation. When you receive the Lift, the Reservoir is
empty.
The Power Unit will not work correctly until it is filled with the approved Hydraulic Fluid.
Approved fluids are any general purpose ISO-32, ISO-46, or ISO-68 Hydraulic Fluid or approved
automatic transmission fluids such as Dexron III, Dexron VI, Mercon V, Mercon LV, or any synthetic
Multi-Vehicle automatic transmission fluid.
⚠ WARNING Do not run your Power Unit without Hydraulic Fluid; you will damage it.
To fill the Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir:
1. Remove the Reservoir Cap and set it aside.
Take care to
keep contaminants out
of the Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir.
2. Fill the Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir on the Power Unit with the appropriate amount of Hydraulic Fluid:
— 5585280: 3.6 gallons / 13.5 Liters
— 5585079: 3.5 gallons / 13.25 Liters
— 5585014: 3.7 gallons / 14 Liters
— 5585247: 3.7 gallons / 14 Liters
— 5585177: 3.5 gallons / 13.25 Liters
— 5585178: 3.5 gallons / 13.25 Liters
Approved fluids are any general purpose ISO-32, ISO-46, or ISO-68 Hydraulic Fluid or approved
automatic transmission fluids such as Dexron III, Dexron VI, Mercon V, Mercon LV, or any synthetic
Multi-Vehicle automatic transmission fluid.
3. When the Reservoir is filled, replace the Reservoir Cap.
Do not connect the Power Unit to a power source at this point
.