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Assembly Instructions
Flat-II
General Repair Instructions
K-B-FT-
Bimba Manufacturing Company
Monee, IL 60449-0068
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Reassembly
1) Lightly lubricate all of the new seals.
2) For cylinders with Viton option, please skip to step 4.
3) Press in the new front bushings into rod guide as shown in Figure 3.
4) Install the new rod seals into the rod guide behind the front bushings. (For Viton option
cylinders, the seals will be installed between the front and rear bushings.)
5) For cylinders with Viton options, please skip to step 7.
6) Press in the new rear bushings into the rod guide as shown in Figure 4.
7) Install new piston seal(s) onto piston/rod assembly.
8) Install the new body seals into the rod guide and rear head.
9) Carefully install the rod guide assembly into the piston/rod assembly.
10) Install the body into the rod guide. (Be careful not to damage the body seal.)
11) Install the rear head onto the body. (Be careful not to damage the body seal.)
12) Install the 4 posts back in between the rod guide and rear head.
13) Install the 4 (8 for long stroke versions) body bolts back into rod guide and rear head.
14) Torque the bolts to the applicable values in Table 1.
15) Retract the rods, then attach the end block using the two bolts that had been removed earlier
(torque bolts to the applicable values in Table 2).
(see reverse side for disassembly instructions)
Form: BMS-1023
rev. 1: EC-37763
Bore
Size
Screw
Size
Torque: in-lb (ft-lb)
Standard “S” Option
3/4", 1-1/16" #4-40 7 (.58) 3.5 (.29)
1-1/2", 2" #10-24 35 (2.9) 19 (1.6)
Table 1: FT Body Bolts
Torque Specication
Bore
Size
Screw
Size
Torque: in-lb (ft-lb)
Standard “S” Option
3/4" #4-40 7 (.58) 3.5 (.29)
1-1/16" #8-32 25 (2.1) 12 (1.0)
1-1/2” 1/4-20 90 (7.5) 41 (3.4)
2” 5/16-18 150 (12.5) 87 (7.3)
A A
PIN (NOT SUPPLIED)
ROD GUIDE
FRONT ROD BUSHING
FLUSH
FIGURE 3
A A
PIN (NOT SUPPLIED)
ROD GUIDE
FRONT ROD BUSHING
ROD SEAL
REAR ROD BUSHING
FLUSH
FIGURE 4
Table 2: FT End Block Bolts
Torque Specication