Service Manual
DisassemblingtheLiftCylinder(continued)
IMPORTANT
Whenyouclamptheliftcylinderinavise,clamptheclevisendof
thebarrelonlytopreventdamage.
2.Mounttheliftcylinderinavise.Useaviseequippedwithsoftjaws.
3.Useaspannerwrench,rotatetheheadclockwiseuntiltheedgeofthe
retainingring(item2inFigure183)appearsinthebarrelopening.Inserta
screwdriverunderthebevelededgeoftheretainingringtostarttheretaining
ringthroughtheopening.Rotatetheheadcounterclockwisetoremovethe
retainingringfromthebarrelandhead.
4.Removetheplugsfromtheports.Carefullytwistandpulltheshaftand
removetheshaftwithheadandpiston.
IMPORTANT
Clampingthevisejawsagainsttheshaftsurfacecoulddamagethe
shaft.Whensecuringtheshaftinavise,clamptheshaftclevisonly.
5.Mounttheshaftinavisebyclampingontheclevisoftheshaft.Removethe
locknutandpistonfromtheshaft.Carefullyslidetheheadofftheshaft.
Note:Donotscratchordamagethepiston.
6.Removethewearring,BPseal,andO-ringfromthepiston.
Note:Donotscratchordamagethehead.
7.RemovetheO-ring,back-upwasher,dustseal,andBSsealfromthehead.
8.DiscardthesealsandO-ringsthatwereremoved.
InspectingtheLiftCylinder
CAUTION
Useeyeprotectionsuchasgoggleswhenusingcompressedair.
1.Washallthecylindercomponentsincleansolventanddrythemwith
compressedair.
2.Inspecttheinternalsurfaceofthebarrelfordeepscratches,out-of-roundness,
andbending.
3.Inspectthehead,shaft,andpistonforexcessivepitting,scoring,andwear.
4.Replacetheliftcylinderiftheinternalcomponentsarewornordamaged.
AssemblingtheLiftCylinder
1.Ensurethatallthepartsarecleanbeforeassembly.
2.PutacoatingofcleanhydraulicuidonnewO-rings,back-upwasher,and
otherseals.
A.Carefullyinstallthewearring,BPseal,andO-ringtothepiston.
B.Carefullyinstalltheback-upwasher,O-ring,dustseal,andBSseal
tothehead.
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