Installing Tension Rope

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Place eye on the tension rope and measure the total length.
1. 1.1. Push the eye fully onto the end of the tension rope.
2. 1.2. Measure total length of tension rope from Centre of eye to Centre of eye with a tape measure -dimension X= 682 mm- .
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Tension Rope Dimension
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Fit tension rope to the shaped sheetmetal part.
1. 2.1. Pull tension rope -2- into the hood covering -4- .
2. 2.2. Push shrink-fit hose -1- over the tension rope -2- .
3. 2.3. Engage tension rope -2- in tension spring -3- at the shaped sheetmetal part.
4. 2.4. Pull shrink-fit hose -1- over the tension spring. Shrink the heat-shrinking tube to the diameter of the tension spring by heating it with a hot-air gun.
  
  Fig 2: Fitting Tension Rope
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Crimp eye with the tension rope
1. 3.1. Attach eye B to the tension rope A and crimp twice using the crimping tool 9762 . The second crimp must be applied at an offset of 90°.
  
  Fig 3: Crimping Tension Rope
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