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6921320-R3
Forks not moving in unison
The left sleeve reaches its
end position first. When the
left sleeve is at its end posi-
tion, the right one reaches
3/4 of its stroke
REACHFORKS® have
been connected the wrong
way round
Connect the REACHFORKS®
as indicated in the
instructions in the chapter
on ‘Assembly’
Sleeves not moving in
unison
A piston seal is leaking
Replace the piston with the
leaking seal
Left or right sleeve extends
without operating lever be-
ing used.
Air in hydraulic system
Follow step 5 of the chapter
on ‘Assembly’
Difference in stroke length
becomes increasingly great
and one sleeve fails to
retract fully.
Pistons cannot return to
their rear position meaning
the REACHFORKS®
hydraulic system cannot be
Slide the sleeves in fully
and operate the lever for
another 30 sec. (in the same
direction as when retract-
ing)
Check that the rear of the
sleeve(s) does not come
into contact with the
carriage bar. If so, please
contact your supplier
Dismantle sleeves and
remove any dirt that has
accumulated in the front ends.
One or both sleeves move
without being operated
Leak in the forklift’s control
valve
Inform your forklift supplier.
One sleeve remains station-
ary when retracting and
then suddenly retracts
quickly
Spring pin(s) broken
Replace the spring pin(s)
One of the sleeves fails to
retract
Difference in length
between the sleeves
Stroke length difference
Piston rods are not same
length.
Please contact your supplier
Loose piston
Dismantle outer fork,
remove hydraulic set from
fork and tighten piston (100
Nm)
Difference in height
between forks
One fork point hangs lower
than the other
One of the REACHFORKS®
has been permanently
deformed as a result of
overloading.
Remove REACHFORKS®
from carriage
immediately and contact
supplier
One of the REACHFORKS®
is not hanging on the
carriage plate
Hang the REACHFORKS®
properly onto the carriage
plate (check locking
mechanism)
Carriage plate is not
completely horizontal
Please do contact your
forklift truck supplier.
The forks do not match
(forks belong to different
sets)
Check serial numbers.
Wear strips on one
REACHFORKS® are more
worn than the other.
Replace wear strips
Excessive play between
fork blade and sleeve
Wear strips worn out
Sleeves worn out
Replace sleeves
flushed and reset
