Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- D4-9 Manual
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Shipping Information
- Safety
- Additional Product
- Components
- Specifications
- Installation Checklist
- Installation
- Safety Rules
- Using Tools
- Clearances
- Usable Area
- Selecting a Location
- Planning for Electrical Work
- Unloading and Unpacking
- Selecting your Power Post Location
- Creating Chalk Line Guides
- Moving the Posts into Position
- Installing the Crosstubes
- Raising the Crosstubes
- Installing the Runways
- About Safety Locks
- Installing the Safety Lock Release Mechanism
- About the Pivot Pieces
- Installing the Top Caps
- Routing the Lifting Cables
- Installing the Safety Covers
- Installing the Power Unit
- Installing the Flex Tube
- Hydraulic Fluid Contamination
- Installing the Hydraulic Hose
- Working with Compression Fittings and Tubing
- Installing the Return Line
- Contacting the Electrician
- Connecting to a Power Source
- Adding Hydraulic Fluid
- Installing a Power Disconnect Switch
- Installing a Thermal Disconnect Switch
- About Embedment
- Anchoring the Posts
- Final Leveling
- Installing Accessories
- Lubricating the Lift
- Performing an Operational Test
- Final Checklist Before Operation
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Wiring Diagrams
- Labels
- Parts Drawings
- Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Store
D4-9 / D4-9X Four-Post Lifts 31 P/N 5900251 — Rev. A— October 2020
Before routing the Lifting Cables, extend the Piston using air pressure or a pulling device.
We recommend routing Cables A and C together first, and then Cables B and D.
To route the Lifting Cables:
1. Locate the shortest Lifting Cable, Cable A, and the second longest Lifting Cable, Cable C.
Check the label to make sure you have the correct Lifting Cable.
2. Make sure the Nut has been removed from the Threaded end of both Lifting Cables (the Nut
cannot be on during routing, but keep it nearby, you will need it again soon).
3.
Starting with Cables A and C
, attach the Button ends of Cables A and C to the Tie Plate.
As shown in the drawing on the previous page, A goes on the bottom, C above it.
4. Route Cables A and C towards where the double sheaves are going to be re-installed.
Put both cables into position such that when the double sheaves are re-installed, Cables A and C
will both be going around the Sheaves.
5. Re-install the Double Sheave for Cables A and C.
6.
Switching to just Cable A
, remove the Retainer Bolt under the Crosstube Sheave.
7. Route Cable A over to its Crosstube Sheave, under it, up and past the Slack Safety Sheave, and
then up to the Top Cap and through the hole in the Top Cap.
Make sure to route the cable on the correct side of the Slack Safety Sheave.
The Threaded end of the cable should go through the hole in the Top Cap about an inch.
However, if the cable is way too short or long, check to make sure you have the correct cable.
8. Put a Washer and Nut into place above the Top Cap, then finger tighten the Nut to hold Cable A in
place.
9. Re-install the Retainer Bolt under the Crosstube Sheave.
10.
Switching to just Cable C
, route it all the way around the Double Sheave and then back
towards the other end of the Powerside Runway.
11. When you get to the other end of the Runway, route it around the single sheave and then towards
its Crosstube Sheave.
12. Remove the Retainer Bolt under the Crosstube Sheave.
13. Route Cable C under the Crosstube Sheave, up and past the Slack Safety Sheave, and then up to
the Top Cap and through the hole in the Top Cap.
14. Put a Washer and Nut into place above the Top Cap, then finger tighten the Nut to hold Cable C in
place.
15. Re-install the Retainer Bolt under the Crosstube Sheave.
16. Perform Steps 1 through 15 again, but this time for Cables B and D.
Routing Cables B and D is the same process as routing Cables A and C, just to the other two
Posts and using a different set of Sheaves.
17. When all Lifting Cables are correctly routed, securely tighten all four Nuts above the Top Caps.