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General Maintenance
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Figure 3 - 289 Pillow blocks
5.
Using a lifting device, lift the body just enough to be able to tilt the safety prop under the body.
The cylinder will remain in place.
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MPORTANT
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Ensure that the cylinder remains in vertical position while lifting the body.
6.
Install the safety prop.
7. Lower the body on the safety prop.
8.
Using a lifting device, remove the body hoist cylinder carefully.
Save both pillow blocks for the replacement cylinder (see Figure 3
- 289).
9.
Place the pillow blocks that were set aside on the pins of the new cylinder.
10. Using a lifting device, install the new body hoist cylinder on the base support and reinstall both
base pillow blocks.
11. Put back all 4 bolts and tighten them up to hold both base pillow blocks in place (see Figure
3 - 288).
12. Using a lifting device, extend the cylinder in order to fix it properly to the body.
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MPORTANT
:
Removing the plug on the top of the cylinder before extending it is required to avoid a vacuum.