crossover-installation
Installing Team-Tough’s all new ½”
Crossover bolt is easy!
The Crossover’s patent pending Crossover System,
makes placing this anchor bolt quick and worry free!
1.
To start, you will need to drill your ½” hole,
thoroughly clean and prepare as you would for any glue in bolt placement. You
should always drill a 1/4" - 1/2" deeper if possible. A
1/2"x4" sds bit, drilled to the max depth, (drill until the front of
the drill touches the rock), will do.
2.
Dry test the placement by inserting the
Crossover Bolt into the hole to ensure that it slides fully into the hole. If
it sticks as you insert it, try twisting back & forth as you
push it into the hole, (you can also use the hammer to tap
the eye side
side to assist in twisting the bolt in).
Note: If you are within an
inch of fully inserted, use your hammer, (Stainless-steel, hard plastic mallet
or dead-blow hammers only), to drive it the rest of the way. If not within an
inch of being fully inserted, you can tap lightly on the bolt to drive it the
rest of the way. Use only lite “tapping” blows as if hit too hard you may
initiate the Crossover’s wedge system. This will make it extremely difficult to
get the bolt the rest of the way into the hole.
If the
Crossover bolt fits too snug and does not slide into the hole easily, run your
drill bit down the hole and move it back and forth, up and down to “ream” it
out a bit.
Clean the hole again and retry the fit.
Once you have the desired fit, use your Stainless-steel hammer, a hard plastic mallet or a plastic dead-blow hammer to hit the bolt on the top, outside edge of the eye of the bolt, see image below. We recommend atleast a 16oz. hammer. If the bolt bounces hold the bottom of the eye, watch your fingers, you can use a carabiner to assist. Start with a solid rap with the hammer, 1 or 2 hits should start the bolts wedging action. If it does not set after a couple raps, give it a couple real solid strikes, you won't break it. Do be careful not to over drive the bolt however, as the eye can become to small to fit a carabiner. In some instances the bolt's wedge system will not set, for instance if the rock is too soft or too hard. In these rare occassions, you can bypass the "setting", (hammering) step and simply place the bolt as you would any glue in.
In the linked video below, we show a 1/2" Crossover bolt installation, (without glue) and its removal.
In the linked video below, we demonstrate installing with a plastic mallet, a stainless-steel hammer and a plastica dead-blow hammer.
When the bolt is fully set, the size of the eye of the bolt will decrease, see below.
Above: top – Crossover bolt in the “neutral
position". The size of the eye is larger than the bottom Crossover bolt
which is in the fully “set” and “activated” position. *Depending on how hard the rock is that you
are installing in, the size of the eye may vary when fully set.
*Rock quality can affect the ability of the Crossover
wedge system to activate. Although rare, this can happen when the rock is too
hard or too soft.