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 54 P/N 5900251 — Rev. A— October 2020
Final Checklist Before Operation
Make sure these things have been done
before
putting the Lift into normal operation:
• Review the Installation Checklist to make sure all steps have been performed.
• Make sure the Power Unit is getting power from the power source.
• Check the reservoir on the Power Unit; it must be full of approved Hydraulic Fluid or automatic
transmission fluid.
You can damage the motor by running it without enough fluid.
• Check the Hydraulic System for leaks.
• Make sure all four Posts are properly anchored, shimmed, level, and stable, if you anchored them.
• Make sure all Lifting Cables are taut, seated in their Sheaves, and lubricated.
• Make sure that all Lifting Cables are straight between the Top Cap and the Slack Safety Sheave. If
any two are more angled than straight, then the Top Caps may have been installed incorrectly. If
so, they must be fixed. Refer to Installing the Top Caps for additional information.
• Make sure all Safety Locks are operating normally.
• Make sure the backup Slack Safety Locks are
not
engaged.
• If it has not been done already, perform an Operational Test of the Lift with a typical Vehicle. Refer
to Performing an Operational Test.
• Leave the Installation and Operation Manual with the Lift.