Patent ID: 8595928

Claim:
A method for installing a coaxial cable connector onto a prepared cable, comprising the steps of: a. providing a cable connector, the cable connector having a longitudinal axis, a connector body, and a compression member mounted on the connector body; b. providing a compression tool comprising: a hydraulic assembly, the hydraulic assembly having an axially extendable ram; a connector frame detachably attached to the hydraulic assembly, the connector frame having a cable cradle configured to accommodate the cable; a sliding guide structure mounted to the connector frame assembly, the sliding guide structure comprising a sliding bar and one or more sliding guides; and a sleeve attached to the sliding bar; c. locating the cable connector into the compression tool; d. disposing one end of the prepared cable into one end of the compression member; and e. activating the hydraulic assembly, so that extending the axially extendable ram along the longitudinal axis causes the sliding bar to move along the longitudinal axis producing compression of the compression member and connector body into operative engagement with the cable.