244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Safety Instructions 8. There is possibility of forcible ejection of pintails or spent mandrels from GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND SYMBOLS: front of tool. III. OPERATING HAZARDS: 1. Use of tool can expose the operator’s hands to hazards including: - Product complies with requirements set forth by crushing, impacts, cuts, abrasions and heat. Wear suitable gloves to the relevant European directives. protect hands. 2. Operators and maintenance personnel shall be physically able to handle - Read manual prior to using this equipment. the bulk, weight and power of the tool. 3. Hold the tool correctly and be ready to counteract normal or sudden movements with both hands available. - Eye protection is required while using this 4. Maintain a balanced body position and secure footing.
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Description -06 BT (3/16”) Grade 2 CAUTION: Using a pressure regulator not -08 BT (1/4”) 6061 Aluminum intended for a specific fastener can result -08 BT (1/4”) Grade 2 in damage of equipment and fasteners and -08 BT (1/4”) 430 SS improper and unsafe installation of fasteners. -10 BT (5/16”) 6061 Aluminum The 244BT is a lightweight pneudraulic installation tool intended for pulling the fasteners listed below in A table in Figure 16 outlines the tool-regulator,...
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Principle of Operation PULL: When the trigger is depressed (1), the throttle valve moves to down position Pressurized Hydraulic Fluid Non-pressurized Hydraulic Fluid (2), and pressurized air is directed to the bottom of the air piston, causing the piston to move upward (3). The air above the piston is exhausted and directed through the center of the throttle valve and out the bottom of the tool (4). As the Pull Piston Trigger air piston moves upward, the attached moves back Released rod and hydraulic piston and are forced up (5), and a column of pressurized fluid Pull Piston Trigger returns to is forced into the head, which moves Depressed Rod and home position the hydraulic pull piston back (6). The...
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Operating Instructions FOR SAFE OPERATION, THIS SECTION MUST BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD. Bead UP Flange DOWN CORRECT CORRECT Do NOT install a fastener without a Do NOT pull a fastener workpiece (structure to be fastened), a pin, with the collar upside down.
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Measuring Tool Stroke Figure 1 1. Measure distance “A” Hydraulic Nose from face of Hydraulic Piston Adapter Piston to face of Nose Adapter. This distance should approximately equal .173 inches. 2. Cycle tool and hold piston back by keeping the trigger pressed. Measure distance “B” as above. 3. STROKE = B - A (B minus A) Maintenance CAUTIONS: Consult MSDS before servicing tool.
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244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Disassembly 13. With small punch and hammer, drive Roll Pin from WARNING: Be sure air hose is disconnected Trigger and Handle. Remove Dowel Pin. Remove ball from tool before cleaning, or performing cable end from Throttle Arm. Pull Cable Assembly out maintenance. Severe personal injury may of Handle. (Fig. 4) occur if air hose is not disconnected. NOTE: The following procedure is for complete 14. Remove Pivot Screw and Lever Guard from Throttle...
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244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Assembly 5. Push Piston Rod end through Air Piston, and secure WARNINGS: in place with Washer and Locknut. Torque Locknut to Do not omit any seals during servicing, leaks 28-32 ft. lbs. using 9/16 socket and 9/16 wrench (Fig 6). will result and personal injury may occur. 6. Apply Loctite® 243™ to threads of Piston Rod, and Tool must be fully assembled with all insert assembled Air Piston and Rod into Air Cylinder components included. and Gland Assembly until it reaches the Intensifier Piston. Using a 9/16 socket and 3/16 Allen wrench, CAUTION: Do NOT scratch piston rod.
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244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Assembly continued 10. Assemble Trigger and Cable Assembly with Dowel Pin, 19. Thread Piston Assembly Tool onto Hydraulic Piston, slide cable into handle; then align trigger and handle then gently insert them from the rear of the tool until holes, and install Roll Pin with a hammer and punch. the Hydraulic Piston is seated against the Front Gland Assembly. Remove Piston Assembly Tool. 11. Slide Throttle Arm onto ball end of Throttle Cable.
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Fill and Bleed Procedure EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: With reservoir fill port facing Figure 9 Figure 11 up, lay tool on its side. - Shop airline with 90-100 psi max. 120337 Fill Bottle Assy Air regulator STEP 5: Install Fill Bottle in...
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Tool Components Drawings Figure 12 590517 Trademark & Year Sticker 129176 When replacing Cylinder Head, or if Hydraulic Piston Assy sticker becomes damaged, worn, (Figure 13) missing, or unreadable, it MUST be 129166 Nose Adapter ordered and placed in location shown.
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244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Tool Components Drawings 130494 Intensifier Piston Assembly Figure 13 129176 Hydraulic Piston Assembly 503768 Intensifier Piston O-Ring Not sold separately. ™ Apply Loctite ® 243 501084 to screw threads, and Back-up Ring torque to 175-195 in-lbs.
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CAUTION: Using a pressure regulator not intended for a specific fastener can result in damage of equipment and fasteners and improper and unsafe installation of fasteners. NOTE: Base model 244BT comes with the 85psi regulator only. Tool (244BT-##), Regulator (127308-##), and 130349 Fastener Nose Assembly (99-79##) combination...
244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Troubleshooting Accessories Fill and Bleed Bottle (Fig.8) - 120337 Always check out the simplest possible cause of a malfunction first. For example, an air hose not connected; then proceed logically, eliminating each possible cause Fill Tool Assy for reservoir (Fig.8) - 112465 until the cause is located. Where possible, substitute known good parts for suspected bad parts. Use these Stall Nut (Fig.8) - 124090 steps as an aid in locating and correcting malfunction. Note: “Piston Drift” is when the air piston is in the...
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244BT Pneudraulic Installation Tool (HK1113) Limited Warranties Limited Lifetime Warranty on BobTail® Tools: Tooling, Part(s) and Other Items not manufactured by Huck: Huck International, Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that its BobTail® installation tools manufactured after HUCK makes no warranty with respect to the tooling, 12/1/2016 shall be free from defects in materials and part(s), or other items manufactured by third parties.
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