Owner's Manual
Right Hand /Left Hand Orientation
Shifting Release Cord SIDE A or SIDE B: Fig. 5
The release mechanism is factory installed and is designed so that
it can be right or left-hand mount. To switch the release cable:
1) Remove 4 screws, cover plate and gasket from hoist enclosure.
2) Remove 2 nuts from cable bracket, remove bracket pulling it off
end of cable.
3) Pull rubber boot inside enclosure disengaging it from cable
pass-through hole.
4) Pull cable through hole into enclosure.
4) Remove plug from cable pass-through hole on opposite side
of enclosure and plug hole where cable was before.
5) Feed cable out through new side and attach rubber boot to hole.
6) Slide cable bracket onto cable and attach to new side of enclosure
with 2 nuts.
7) Replace gasket, cover plate and 4 screws.
Shifting Manual Handwheel SIDE A to SIDE B: Fig. 4
The release mechanism is factory installed and is designed so that
it can be right or left-hand mount. To switch the handwheel:
1) Loosen the set screws (1) and remove set collar (2).
2) Slide the chain guard (3) and handwheel (4) off of hoist shaft.
3) Drive out spring pin (5) and drive it into opposite side of shaft.
3) Slide all onto opposite side in order shown and tighten set screws.
Figure 4
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1
3
4
SIDE ASIDE B
HOLE
PLUG
COVER
PLATE
CABLE
BRACKET
Figure 5
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