BOOM RT540E SERVICE MANUAL
4-24 Published 4-20-2015, Control # 502-01
Install the Inner Mid Section
Do not attempt to work on the boom without experienced
supervision.
1. Insert the adjustable brass wear pads (Figure 4-60, 1)
and the upper wear pads (Figure 4-60, 2). Do not install
the bottom wear pads at this time.
2. Attach both mid syncro cable anchor ends (Figure 4-61,
1) with capscrews and bushings to the base end of the
Outer Mid section.
3. Assemble the mid syncro cable sheave assembly
(Figure 4-60, 3) and lay on top of the Outer Mid section
about where it will go.
a. Reeve the mid syncro cables (Figure 4-60, 4)
around the sheaves.
b. The cables should be reeved from the cable anchor
around the outside of the sheave wheels to the
inside of the sheave wheels. The threaded end of
the cable should be laid out down the center of the
Inner Mid section toward the base end.
4. Attach the fly retract cables button ends to the cable
anchor points(Figure 4-62, 1) in the Fly Section. Use
one keeper plate (Figure 4-62, 2), two cap screws, and
two washers on each anchor to secure the cables.
5. Pass the threaded end of the fly retract cables down
thought the bottom of the fly section. Lay the cables out
toward the nose end of the fly section.
6. Reeve the each fly retract cable around the retract
sheaves at the base of the Outer Mid section.
DANGER
To prevent serious injury or death, always wear personal
protective equipment; i.e., a hard hat, eye protection,
gloves and metatarsal boots.
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