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SECTION 5 SERVICE PROCEDURE
5.1 Attachment Removal
1. Position the attachment arms to the width of the unit’s
body.
WARNING
Crush hazard.
Serious injury could result if residual
hydraulic pressure causes equipment to
drift during service procedures.
Cycle the hydraulic circuit as described
above to relieve all system pressure.
2. Disconnect the hydraulic connection for the attach-
ment positioning at the cylinders
3. Disconnect the side shift connections.
4. Slightly raise the truck carriage to allow the removal
of the bottom mounting hooks. If the attachment is
equipped with quick hooks, simply press the slide plate
release button and drop the slide plate down. (Figure 5-1)
Button
Slide plate
Body
Push button
to lower slide.
Raise slide
to secure
attachment
to truck.
Figure 5-1, Quick hook
5. Position the attachment on the edge of a pallet. Lower
the attachment so that the lower carriage bar misses
the pallet when lowered. Tilt the mast forward to allow
the carriage to disengage from the upper mounting
hooks and back away. If lowering onto a floor, blocks of
wood can be place under the body of the attachment
to raise the rear.
6. To reinstall, follow the installation procedure in Section
4.2 of this manual.
Notice
Equipment damage hazard.
Equipment damag e and loss of
performance could result if air is trapped
in the hydraulic system.
Activate the hydraulic functions several
times after hydraulic service has been
performed, to bleed trapped air out of the
system before returning attachment to
service.
5.2 Cylinder Removal
1. Disconnect the hydraulic connections.
2. Remove the cylinder rod end cotter pin and clevis pin.
WARNING
Crush hazard.
Serious injury could result if residual
hydraulic pressure causes equipment to
drift during service procedures.
Cycle the hydraulic circuit as described
above to relieve all system pressure.
3. Remove cotter pin and clevis pin at the base end of
the cylinder.
5.3 Cylinder Installation
1. Install the clevis pin and cotter pin into the base end
of the cylinder.
2. Attach the hydraulic connections to the cylinder.
3. Extend the cylinder until the rod end hole lines up with
the mounting hole. Install the clevis pin and cotter pin
into the rod end of the cylinder.
4. Turn on the truck’s power and activate the positioning
cylinders several times to bleed out trapped air.
