Installation

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BOW TECH AND HOYT
CAUTION!!!!!!
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THIS PAGE!

INSTALLATION OF THE “DEATH GRIP” IS VERY EASY. HOWEVER, YOU MUST READ AND FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS. IF YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, THE BOND WILL BE UNBELIEVABLY STRONG. THE “DEATH GRIP”
WILL NEVER COME OFF, UNLESS YOU WANT IT TO.

INSTALLING THE BEARING ASSEMBLY ONTO THE BOW
1.
First of all, find a place that you can set and leave your bow so that the face of the grip seat will remain level for    24
hrs after applying the bearing assembly. (FIG-13) This is done to allow the bond to take place properly. Do not touch
the bow for 24 hrs after you have installed the bearing assembly.
2.
Remove the old grip presently on the bow. The factory installed grip may require you to remove one or two screws.
Other grips may be glued on. Depending on the adhesive the manufacturer of the bow uses, this step will range from
very easy, to the hardest part of the installation. Use a hair dryer to heat the grips that are glued on. This will weaken
the bond of the glue and make it easier to remove the old grip.
3.
Remove the paint and glue that is necessary to mount the bearing assembly. Also remove the paint from the beveled
sides of the grip seat. You can see how much paint and glue to remove by setting the bearing assembly on the grip
seat and lining it up with the plastic spacer included with your kit. (Fig.-1). Mark the area that the paint must be removed
from. (Fig-2) A single sided razor blade works well for this task. Drag the blade over the paint and shave the paint and
glue off. Do not push the blade, as it will dig into the aluminum riser. (Fig-3) Remove as much of the old glue as
possible. Excess glue may interfere with bearing movement. The adhesive that will be used to adhere the bearing
assembly to the grip seat will only bond metal to metal. It is better to take off to much paint rather than not enough.
4.
It may be necessary to use a 320 grit emery paper to remove the last bit of paint from the face of the grip seat. (FIG-4)
You may have to remove some glue on the sides of the grip seat left over from the old grip. Check the fit of the bearing
assembly on the grip seat. Make sure the bearing assembly will slip onto the grip seat freely and completely.the bearing
assembly
5.
Clean the grip seat where the paint was removed with water and a paper towel. (Fig-6) Clean the area of the bearing
assembly that will be adhered to the grip seat with water and a paper towel. (Fig-7) Do not use any soap or chemical
cleaners. Dry the bearing assembly and grip seat with a paper towel.
6.
Apply the activator with the cotton swab onto the space where the paint was removed from the grip seat. (Fig-8) The
activator must be applied in a very thin film over the entire bare metal surface. If you hold the bow up and the activator
runs into a puddle at the bottom of the grip seat you have too much activator applied. There is more than enough
activator in your kit.
7.
Apply a bead of adhesive 1/8 of an inch (3 mm) thick down the center of the area of the bearing assembly that will be
adhered to the grip seat.(Fig-9) Do not smear or apply the bonding agent any place else. All you want is the 1/8"
(3mm) bead down the center of the bearing assembly. (Fig-10)When you place the bearing assembly onto the grip seat
it will roll the bonding agent over the activator and the chemical bond will take place.
8.
Set the bearing assembly in place on the grip seat of the bow using the provided line up tool to place the bearing
assembly in the correct position on the grip seat. (Fig-11) Press the bearing assembly onto the grip seat. One firm
press is all that is needed. (Fig-12) Pressing the bearing assembly onto the grip seat will cause adhesive to squeeze
out the sides and the ends of the bearing assembly. This is normal. Do not worry about the excess adhesive that was
squeezed out the ends or the sides at this time. Recheck the position of the bearing assembly with rectangle spacer.
(Fig-11) Wait five minutes. Remove all of the adhesive that is under the bearings with a paper towel. Set or
hang the bow so that the grip seat and bearing assembly are at a level or near level position. (Fig-13)
9.
Do not touch the bow for 24 hours after the installation is complete. An initial bonding will take place in the first 2 hours.
A complete bonding will take place after 24 HRS. Do not try to install the grip on the bearing assembly for at least 24
HRS!!!!!!

INSTALLING THE GRIP
1.
After the 24 hr. Curing time you may now remove the excess adhesive that has leaked out the sides of the bearing
assembly. The adhesive may still be in a thick liquid form at this point. It is not necessary to remove all the adhesive on
the sides of the bearing assembly.
2.
It is important to snap the bottom of the grip onto the bearing assembly first in order to get the correct alignment to the
traverse bearing and the traverse bearing slot machined into the grip (Fig-14). Line up the slot that is running left and
right inside the grip with the bearing mounted on top of the bearing assembly. Apply firm pressure on the very bottom
of the grip. You will feel and hear it snap into place.

3.
Apply forward pressure to the top of the grip until you hear and feel the top of the grip snap on. Do not remove the grip
from the bearing assembly once it has been snapped on. Repeated removal and installation of the grip will weaken the
bearing clips.

                      Removal of bearing assembly
1-Upply upward pressure to the rear of the grip. The grip will pop off the bearing
assembly.

2- Remove the fifth bearing from the top of the bearing assembly with a 5/32 Allen wrench.

3- Install a 3/4 inch 10x24 allen screw back into the same hole.

4- Thread the screw back into the same hole until the bearing assembly is pushed off    the
riser. You will hear a crack. That is normal. The sound is the adhesive cracking.

5- Remove all residue of adhesive from riser and bearing assembly before reinstalling
bearing assembly.