Standard axle lift cylinder repair – Alamo HYDRO 15 User Manual
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HYDRO 15 (Service Manual) 10/06
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STANDARD AXLE LIFT CYLINDER REPAIR
5.
Remove the cylinder Base end cap
(figure 2 Item 8)
. To remove the cylinder base end cap use
a small brass (soft metal hammer) tap the base end cap until it slide out of the cylinder barrel
(figure
2 item 5)
. The base end of the cylinder will now be open (See figure 3).
6.
Remove the cylinder head
(figure 3 item 9)
. Pull the cylinder rod out from inside barrel approx
2 inches by pulling on the cylinder rod clevis
(figure 3 item 3).
Using a brass (soft metal) hammer
tap the barrel side of the cylinder head
(figure 3 item 9)
. Cylinder head will slide out of barrel, when
the shoulder of the cylinder head comes out of the barrel, pull the cylinder clevis
(figure 3 item 3)
.
The cylinder rod clevis, cylinder rod, cylinder head, piston and piston nut will all pull out as an
assembly when pulled from the barrel
(see figure 4)
.
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Figure 2
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