Replacing the Mold of the Crimping Tool

Procedure

1. Hold the handles of a pair of COAX crimping tools. Loosen the two fastening screws counterclockwise, as shown in Figure 1.

   Figure 1 Loosening two fastening screws
   

2. Hold the handles of the COAX crimping tools to open the self-locking mechanism. The jaw of the COAX crimping tools opens automatically, as shown in Figure 2.

   Figure 2 Pliers jaw opening automatically
   

3. Remove the mold from the COAX crimping tools, as shown in Figure 3.

   Figure 3 Removing the mold from the COAX crimping tools
   

4. Place the mold to be installed into the jaw of the COAX crimping tools and align the screw holes, as shown in Figure 4.

   Figure 4 Installing a new mold in the COAX crimping tool
   
   

   Keep the short side of the mold inwards and the long side outwards, with the teeth of the mold aligning from the larger size to the smaller size.

5. Hold the handles of the COAX crimping tools tightly to match the mold and the jaw completely. Align the screw holes, as shown in Figure 5.

   Figure 5 Aligning the screw holes
   

6. Hold the handles of the COAX crimping tools with one hand. Tighten the two fastening screws clockwise. Figure 6 and Figure 7 shows the mold installed in the COAX crimping tool.

   Figure 6 Mold installed in the COAX crimping tool
   
   Figure 7 An installed mold