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4. MAINTENANCE
Air in the hydraulic circuit may affect the performance of the tool; e.g. no lower die advancement,
slow advancement of the lower die; lower die pulsating.
In this case proceed as follows:
4.1) To purge air bubbles from hydraulic circuit
(Ref. to Fig. 7)
a
– Hold tool upright in a vice with handles open.
b
– Unscrew the main handle (04) from the body to expose the rubber oil reservoir (03).
c
– Remove reservoir cap (02).
d
– Operate moveable handle (20) several times, in order to advance the ram (15).
e
– Press the pressure release lever (50) to retract the ram, discharge oil pressure from the circuit
and return all oil to the reservoir.
f
– Repeat points (
d
-
e
) five times, to ensure all air bubbles in the hydraulic circuit are purged into
the reservoir.
g
– If the oil level is low, top up as directed in paragraph
4.2.
h
– Remove all air from reservoir and fit cap (02).
i
– Assemble main handle (04) to tool body.
If the tool continues to malfunction, return the tool for service/repair as detailed in §
5
.
4.2) Oil top up
Every six months check the oil level in the reservoir. If necessary, to up the oil level to the top lip
of the reservoir and remove all air from the reservoir, see
4.1
, points
a
,
b
,
c
, and
e
, finally, complete
with operations
h
and
i
.
Always use clean recommended oil, see § 1.
Do not use old or recycled oil.
Do not use hydraulic brake fluid.
Ensure that disposal of used oil is in accordance with current legislation.
5. RETURN TO
Cembre
FOR OVERHAUL
IIn the case of a breakdown contact our Area Agent who will advise you on the problem and give
you the necessary instructions on how to dispatch the tool to our nearest service Centre; if possible,
attach a copy of the Test Certificate supplied by
Cembre
together with the tool or fill in and attach
the form available in the “ASSISTANCE” section of the
Cembre
website.
ENGLISH