13
13
5
5
Lifting
Lifting System
System
Fault
Fault
Possible
Possible cause
cause
Remedy
Remedy
Fork carriage and
Fork carriage and
mast tilt without
mast tilt without
operator touching
operator touching
controls
controls
Excessive wear on tilt cylinder seal rings.
Excessive wear on tilt cylinder seal rings.
Replace piston seal rings or
Replace piston seal rings or
cylinder
cylinder
Multi-way valve control valve spring
Multi-way valve control valve spring
inoperative.
inoperative.
Replace
Replace
Fork carriage lift
Fork carriage lift
and tilt action stiff
and tilt action stiff
Piston seized to cylinder wall or piston rod
Piston seized to cylinder wall or piston rod
bent.
bent.
Replace damaged parts
Replace damaged parts
Excessive
Excessive cylinder
cylinder fouling.
fouling.
Flush
Flush
Fork lifting
Fork lifting
movement not
movement not
smooth
smooth
Fork carriage assembly improperly adjusted
Fork carriage assembly improperly adjusted
Adjust clearance between
Adjust clearance between
channel guide rail and side
channel guide rail and side
rollers
rollers
Insufficient clearance between rollers and
Insufficient clearance between rollers and
mast channel.
mast channel.
Adjust roller clearance
Adjust roller clearance
Dirt
Dirt stuck
stuck between
between moving
moving parts.
parts.
Clear
Clear foreign
foreign bodies
bodies
Insufficient lubrication.
Insufficient lubrication.
Smear contact surfaces of
Smear contact surfaces of
guide rail with grease
guide rail with grease
Inner
Inner mast
mast skewed
skewed or
or fork
fork bent.
bent.
Repair
Repair or
or replace
replace
Forks
Forks lift
lift unevenly
unevenly
Lifting
Lifting chains
chains not
not adjusted.
adjusted.
Adjust
Adjust chains
chains to
to same
same tension
tension
Lifting rollers do
Lifting rollers do
not rotate
not rotate
Grease has hardened or rollers are clogged
Grease has hardened or rollers are clogged
with dirt.
with dirt.
Clean and lubricate rollers
Clean and lubricate rollers
Lifting
Lifting rollers
rollers incorrectly
incorrectly adjusted.
adjusted.
Adjust
Adjust
Excessive mast
Excessive mast
noise
noise
Insufficient
Insufficient lubrication.
lubrication.
Lubricate
Lubricate
Fork carriage side rollers unevenly
Fork carriage side rollers unevenly
adjusted. With the mast tilted, side roller
adjusted. With the mast tilted, side roller
strikes mast channel when descending.
strikes mast channel when descending.
Adjust rollers and side
Adjust rollers and side
adjusting shims
adjusting shims
Buffer pad below outer mast does not work
Buffer pad below outer mast does not work
(container forklifts).
(container forklifts).
Adjust gaskets and rubber
Adjust gaskets and rubber
buffer pad so that the piston
buffer pad so that the piston
rod in the cylinder only touches
rod in the cylinder only touches
the bottom of the cylinder after
the bottom of the cylinder after
the inner mast contacts the
the inner mast contacts the
buffer pad.
buffer pad.
Lifting weak or
Lifting weak or
cannot lift
cannot lift
Wear on oil pump gear and pump body
Wear on oil pump gear and pump body
leading to excessive clearance.
leading to excessive clearance.
Replace worn parts or pump
Replace worn parts or pump
Worn seal ring on lift cylinder piston causing
Worn seal ring on lift cylinder piston causing
internal leakage.
internal leakage.
Replace with
Replace with new Y
new Y-ring
-ring
Multi-way valve, safety valve spring
Multi-way valve, safety valve spring
defective.
defective.
Replace spring
Replace spring
Worn multi-way valve lever and valve bod
Worn multi-way valve lever and valve body
y
causing excessive oil leakage.
causing excessive oil leakage.
Replace
Replace
Multi-way valve body leaks oil.
Multi-way valve body leaks oil.
After grinding, reassemble and
After grinding, reassemble and
sequentially tighten screws
sequentially tighten screws
Hydraulic line leaks oil.
Hydraulic line leaks oil.
Compress coupling nut, check
Compress coupling nut, check
sealing gasket and coupling nut
sealing gasket and coupling nut
for damage
for damage
Oil temperature too high, diluted hydraulic
Oil temperature too high, diluted hydraulic
oil, insufficient flow.
oil, insufficient flow.
Change non-compliant
Change non-compliant
hydraulic oil or reduce amount
hydraulic oil or reduce amount
of oil, check reason for high oil
of oil, check reason for high oil
temperature
temperature
Excessive load weight.
Excessive load weight.
Carry out lifting in accordance
Carry out lifting in accordance
with regulations
with regulations
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