How to Wire the Ignition of a Yale Forklift

Yale is a company that manufactures heavy warehouse equipment, including forklifts. Forklifts are typically used to lift heavy pallets for loading and unloading from cargo trucks or ships. The ignition on a Yale forklift, as with the rest of the forklift, is entirely electric and battery-powered. The ignition switch on the forklift can wear out over time. It takes about 45 minutes to change out the forklift's ignition switch.

Things You'll Need

• Wrench

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Access the forklift's engine compartment and remove the negative and positive battery cables with a wrench.

   • 2

     Loosen the ignition mounting bolt to free the ignition switch from the back of the dash panel.

   • 3

     Disconnect the old ignition switch's plastic wiring harness. Plug the new switch into the wiring harness.

   • 4

     Re-mount the ignition switch onto the back panel and replace the mounting bolt.

   • 5

     Replace both battery cables with the wrench then test the forklift's new ignition switch.