2. For leverage, you can take off your press lever and slide over the end of the hex key to help turn clockwise to tighten down ram to carrier cover.
3. After tightening, you may need to adjust the location of the handle linkage. Re-attach lever, slide down inside approx. 2" within the lever clamp. Remove the top link bolt that passes through the press base, and move the lever to put the ram/linkage in the correct the position.