Reelmaster 5010 SeriesHydraulic System (Rev. C) Page 4 -- 112
Steering Cylinder Service
1. Shaft
2. Wiper
3. U--Cup
4. Head
5. Retaining ring
6. Back--up ring
7. O--ring
8. O--ring
9. Piston
10. O--ring
11. Cap seal
12. Wear ring
13. Lock nut
14. Barrel
Figure 96
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10
30 to 35 ft--lb
(41to47N--m)
Disassembly (Fig. 96)
1. Remove oilfrom steeringcylinder into adrain panby
slowly pumping the cylinder shaft. Plug both ports and
clean the outside of the cylinder.
IMPORTANT: Prevent damage when clamping the
steeringcylinderintoa vise;clampontheclevisend
of the barrel ONLY.
2. Mount steering cylinder securely in a vise by clamp-
ing on the clevisend of the barrel. Useof a vise with soft
jaws is recommended.
3. Using a spannerwrench, rotate head clockwise until
theedge oftheretaining ringappears inthebarrel open-
ing. Insert a screwdriver under the beveled edge of the
retainingringto startthe retainingring throughtheopen-
ing. Rotate the head counter--clockwise to remove re-
taining ring from barrel and head.
4. Remove plugs from ports. Extract shaft, head and
piston by carefully twisting and pulling on the shaft.
IMPORTANT: To prevent shaft damage, do not
clamp shaft surface in a vise.
5. Using a wrench on shaft flats to prevent shaft from
rotating, remove lock nut.
6. Carefully slide piston and then head from shaft.
7. Taking care to not scratch or damage the piston, re-
move wear ring, cap seal and O--ring from the piston.
8. Taking care to not scratch or damage the head, re-
move O--ring, back --up ring, wiper and u--cup from the
head.
