Safety wire is used to secure bolts and prevent them from loosening. The document provides instructions for properly installing safety wire, which includes wearing safety glasses, twisting the wire tightly in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions to secure the bolts, avoiding gaps in the wire, and cutting and folding the end to form a pig tail.

1. How to Use Safety Wire Pliers
to install safety wire
Caution:
Always wear safety glasses while handling safety wire

2. Make sure bolts are torqued to spec
Cut enough safety wire to complete the task
Feed the wire through approximately half way
through

3. Wrap one end around the bolt head
tightly.
Start twisting the wire clockwise
immediately upon exiting the bolt hole
Leave no gaps

4. Make two twists (clockwise)

5. Run the wires approximately where they need to
go. Then attach pliers and lock
Continue twisting clockwise 8-10 twists per inch
Do not over twist

7. Feed one wire through other bolt hole
Make sure safety wire has a tendency to pull the
bolts tighter

8. Wrap one wire around the bolt head
Go under the other wire

9. Make two tight twists counter clockwise by hand

10. Attach safety wire pliers and lock
Continue twisting counter clockwise
until about ¼ to ½ inch.

11. Cut wire
Fold end to make a “pig tail”

12. Congratulations!
You just made a proper safety
Always wear safety glasses while using safety wire
Avoid nicking or damaging the wire in any way. This
weakens it.
Avoid any gaps
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