Fork Replacement
4500 SRM 971
Fork Replacement
HOOK FORKS
WARNING
Forks are heavy and can cause an injury. DO
NOT try to remove forks without using a lifting
device.
These forks are connected to the carriage by hooks.
Latch pins fit through the top fork hooks and into
slots on the top crossmember of the carriage to keep
the forks in position.
To remove the forks, lift the latch lever and slide the
fork to the fork removal notch on the carriage. See
Figure 3 or Figure 4. The removal notch is in the bot-
tom crossmember of the carriage. Lower the carriage
with blocks under the fork or raise the fork tip. The
bottom hook of the fork will move through the fork re-
moval notch. Lower the carriage further or raise the
fork so the top hook of the fork is disengaged from the
top crossmember. Move the carriage away from the
fork, or use the lifting device to move the fork away
from the carriage. Follow the same procedure to re-
move the other fork.
To install the forks, move the fork or carriage so the
top hook on the fork engages the top crossmember
of the carriage. Raise the carriage or lower the fork
to move the lower hook through the removal notch.
Slide the fork on the carriage so both upper and lower
hooks are engaged and the latch pin engages a notch.
1.
LATCH ASSEMBLY
2.
LEVER
3.
ROLL PIN
4.
WASHER
5.
SPRING
6.
LATCH PIN
7.
FORK
Figure 3. Forks (Early Latch Kit)
1.
FORK
2.
LATCH ASSEMBLY
3.
LATCH PIN
4.
SPRING
Figure 4. Forks (Current Latch Kit)
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