TM 5-3895-373-34
E.
ASSEMBLE - Continued.
4.
ASSEMBLE
PISTON
AND
SCREED
LIFT
CYLINDER.
Hydraulic
oil
can
be
moderately
flammable and can be an irritant to
the
skin,
eyes,
and
respiratory
system. Avoid prolonged exposure.
Eye protection and rubber gloves
must be worn when working with
hydraulic oil.
a.
Apply a liberal coating of hydraulic oil to
cylinder head (1).
b.
Remove lint-free cloth from cylinder tube
(4). Ensure no foreign material is present
in cylinder tube.
c.
Dip piston rod (3) and installed components
in bath of clean hydraulic oil.
Inside edges of retaining ring slot are
sharp. Use caution when installing
cylinder tube to ensure preformed
packing and packing retainer are not
cut by sharp edges in screed lift
cylinder. Bypass leakage can result
from damaged preformed packing or
packing retainer.
d.
Carefully rotate and slide installed piston (6)
into cylinder tube (4).
e.
Rotate and slide cylinder head (1) into
cylinder tube (4). Seat cylinder head flush
with cylinder tube.
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