HANK

BREEDLOVE

MACHINE  SHOP

Hank Breedlove Machine Shop         P.O. Box  12756       Gastonia, NC  28052

     EMAIL:  breedlove1@bellsouth.net               PHONE:   704 853 8746 

INSTALLING THE BACKING PLATES

    The easy way would be to drill the center 5/8 inch hole first.  Use a bolt to secure the aluminum plate to the auto without the backing plate behind it. Using the shorter bolt with nut that I included and the long insulator, attach the plate to the outside of the car.   

     If you are installing a pinned set, the mount fits the plates only one way even though the difference is small.  So insure that the plate is turned the right way for the Ball mount and that it will come out in the vertical position.

     Once everything is located and secured you can drill thru the Holes in the aluminum plate to locate the holes on the auto.  Just Be sure that nothing moves while doing this.   To be safe you can Stick a bolt thru the first hole you drill before drilling the rest.

     To insure that the ball mount does not slip, it is important that the locking bolt on the ball halves is really tight.  That's what binds the metal together.

    I mean really tight for the bigger antennas'.  Put some leverage  on that allen wrench ( use a box wrench or something to extend the handle)   and really lock it down. 

    The solid metal and extra long threads make it strong enough to Tighten to the max with no worry.