Instruction Manual

5/8 in. Break-Away Swivel

Disassembly Procedure

The following disassembly operation will deal with

small parts. Disassembly and re-assembly should be

done in an area where parts will not be lost if acci-

dentally dropped.

1. Retrieve both halves of the broken swivel.

2. Loosen the #6-32 x 1/8 in. (3.18 mm) set screw

located in the swivel body with the 1/16 in. (1.59

mm) Allen wrench provided and back it off 2-3

turns.

3. Unscrew and remove the remnant stud of the bro-

ken tension bolt.

4. Unscrew the stationary body where it joins the

housing and remove the head of the broken ten-

sion bolt and the four bearings.

5. Place the four bearings on a new tension bolt of

the desired tension value.

6. Place the new tension bolt with bearings through

the housing and screw the bolt into the swivel

body.

IMPORTANT: Do not over tighten the tension bolt,

because premature fracture may occur. Tighten the

bolt lightly until it bottoms (don't use excessive force).

Do not apply torque to the head of the ten-

sion bolt as over-stressing the bolt may

cause a lower breaking point.

7. Re-tighten the set screw into the side of the swiv-

el body.

8. Screw the stationary body and housing together

and tighten.

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5/8 in. Break-Away Swivel Disassembly Procedure The following disassembly operation will deal with small parts. Disassembly and re-assembly should be done in an area where parts will not be lost if accidentally dropped. 1. Retrieve both halves of the broken swivel. 2. Loosen the #6-32 x 1/8 in. (3.18 mm) set screw located in the swivel body with the 1/16 in. (1.59 mm) Allen wrench provided and back it off 2-3 turns. 3. Unscrew and remove the remnant stud of the broken tension bolt. 4.
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5/8 in. Break-Away Swivel Users are cautioned to ensure appropriate safeguards exist especially during aerial cable placing. Should the swivel break there must be sufficient support to prevent the cable from reversing direction and creating slack in an uncontrolled and potentially hazardous manner. This is critically important when crossing rights-of-way such as roadways, waterways or power lines.