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REPAIR SCREED EXTENSION CYLINDER - Continued.
A.
DISASSEMBLE - Continued.
3.
REMOVE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD
FROM PISTON ROD.
Do not clamp piston rod against
metal jaws in vise. Use vise jaw caps
between vise jaws and piston rod.
Damage to chrome surface of piston
rod can result from contact with
metal vise jaws.
a.
Clamp piston rod (3) in a bench vise on
square end. Pad vise jaws with vise jaw
caps.
b.
Have a second person support unclamped
end of the piston rod. Remove self-locking
hex nut (6) from piston rod. Discard self-
locking hex nut.
c.
Remove piston (5) and preformed packing
(7) from piston rod (3). Discard preformed
packing.
d.
Slide cylinder head (1) from piston rod (3).
e.
Remove piston rod (3) from bench vise.
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