DISASSEMBLY

UPRIGHTS

3. Disconnect the load chains from the anchors on

the hoist cylinders and pull them out the bottom of the

upright assembly.

4. Attach a sling and a hoist to the cylinder, being

careful not to bend the anchors.

5. Remove the lowering control valve from the

bottom of the cylinder. Separate the crosshead from the

cylinder. Hoist the cylinder out of the upright assembly.

Figure 11.

9. Remove the snap ring, shims and load rollers

from the bottom of the inner uprights (Fig. 12) and from

the top of the outer. (Fig. 13)

Figure 10.

6. Rotate the front latch clockwise, as indicated by

the arrows in Figure 10, and at the same time, pull the

inner upright out of the top of the outer until the lug on

the outer can be removed. Remove the lug and spacer.

Figure 12.

NOTE:

7. Remove the pad and bracket assembly from the

To aid in assembling and adjusting, identify the

outer upright.

shims as they are removed.

8. Push the inner upright into the outer until the

NOTE:

lower crossmembers contact each other.

At this stage, all rollers may be removed

without removing other units from the

uprights. The strip bearings can be removed

by prying the inner upright up enough to allow

removal of the bearings.

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