Specifications

TROUBLE SHOOTING
No. Symptoms Possible Causes Remedy
1. Forks not lifting to Insufficient hydraulic oil. Add more hydraulic oil.
maximum height.
a) No hydraulic oil. a) Add Hydraulic oil.
b) The oil is contaminated. b) Change the hydraulic
2. Forks not lifting. oil.
c) The regulating screw c) Slacken locknut (item 10),
(item 9) Fig.1 is set too turn the regulating screw a
close to strike pin. little ant- clockwise. Repeat
adjustment until forks lift OK.
a) The regulating screw set a) Adjust regulating screw as
too for back from strike above (turn screw
pin. clockwise).
b) Piston rod is deformed b) Fit new piston rod and
due to misuse, ie; cylinder.
3. The forks do not overloading or loading
lower after raising. to one side.
c) The forks not lowered c) Clean and lubricate piston.
down fully when not in Replace piston and cylinder
use, causing piston to if too badly damaged.
rust.
a) Oil seals / ‘O’ rings worn a) Replace.
4. Leaking oil. or damaged.
b) Pump body worn or b) Replace.
cracked.
5. Forks drop without a) Contamination in the a) Wash the damping valve
operating the hydraulic oil. with kerosene and/or
trigger. change the hydraulic oil.
b) Leaking oil. b) See above.
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