User Manual

Assembly Instructions
Flat-1 and Flat Square
General Repair Instructions
K-B-FO- , K-B-FS-
Bimba Manufacturing Company
Monee, IL 60449-0068
Telephone: [phone]
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www.bimba.com
Form: BMS-1019
rev. 1: EC-37791
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Disassembly
1) Using the appropriate allen wrench, remove the 4 (8 for long stroke versions) body bolts from the
endcap(s). (Use extreme caution, single acting models contain springs so the contents may be
pressurized.)
2) Remove the body posts from the assembly.
3) Remove the rod guide and rear head from the body. (Please take note of spring placement, if
applicable)
4) For cylinders with Viton option, please skip to step 6.
5) Install provided snap ring into the rod guide and press out rear bushing as shown in Figure 1.
6) Remove the rod seal from the rod guide. (For cylinders with Viton option, a pick may be needed.)
7) For cylinders with Viton option, please skip to step 9.
8) Press the front bushing out as shown in Figure 2.
9) Remove the body seals from rod guide and rear head.
10) Remove the piston seal(s) from the piston/rod assembly.
(see reverse side for reassembly instructions)
ROD GUIDE
BODY SEAL
FRONT BUSHING
REAR BUSHING
PISTON/ROD ASSEMBLY
PISTON SEAL(S)
BODY POST (SEE NOTE)
BODY BOLT (SEE NOTE)
BODY
REAR HEAD
BODY SEAL
ROD SEAL
A A B B C C
D D E E
F F
NOTE: FS MODELS WILL HAVE BODY POSTS REPLACED BY TIE RODS
AND BODY BOLTS REPLACED BY TIE NUTS AS SHOWN BELOW:
A A B B C C
D D E E
F F
TIE ROD
TIE NUT
A A B B
.63 PIN (NOT SUPPLIED)
ROD GUIDE
FRONT BUSHING
C C
D D E E
F F
FIGURE 2
A A
.50 PIN (NOT SUPPLIED)
ROD GUIDE
FRONT BUSHING
REAR BUSHING
ROD SEAL SNAP RING
B B C C
D D E E
F F
FIGURE 1