Installation Guide

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C. Re-tighten the Pivot Bolt. After changing the tilt angle and tightening the
Support Bar hardware, the Pivot Bolt must be re-tightened. The Pivot Bolt
cannot be left loose - the Mounting Sleeve Vertical Towers must be firmly
clamped to the sides of the Strongback, eliminating any gaps between the
Vertical Towers and the Strongback.
(See Figure 7-3)
Torque to 125-150+ ft.-lbs. for 3/4”
hardware or 330-350 ft.-lbs. for 1” hardware.
Figure 7-3: Tighten and Torque the Pivot Bolt
Strongback
Towers
No Gaps
No Gaps
Pivot
Bolt
Strongback
Towers
Visible
Gaps
Visible
Gaps
Pivot
Bolt
WRONG
CORRECT
Assembly Instructions, Top-of-Pole Mount for 10 Modules (TPM10) For Module Types C, D, E, F, & G, (Version 2, Rev E)