Honda BF135A Manual page 605

e. ASSEMBLY
• Do not reuse the O-rings.
• Do not use a shop towel or equivalent cloth, and do not wear the gloves during this operation.
• Do not reuse the drained Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF).
• When the operation is made by holding the cylinder comp. in a vice, do not tighten the vice excessively. It can damage
the cylinder comp.
• Add the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) slowly.
• Assemble the power trim/tilt assembly with the piston rod comp. and the piston rod B fully extended. Do not push in
the piston rod comp. and the piston rod B.
• Do not allow the dust, dirt and other foreign material enter the cylinder comp. and the pump assembly during
assembly.
• Clean the parts with the fresh Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) and blow each port with compressed air to remove
dust and dirt. Check that the parts are clean before assembly.
• After assembly, coat the joints or mating sections of the parts and the sections where the paint came off with rust
preventive paint of the same color.
1) Hold the cylinder comp. in a vice as shown.
NOTICE
Do not tighten the vice excessively as it can damage the
cylinder comp.
2) Pour approximately 30 cm
Transmission Fluid (ATF) in the piston rod chamber of the
cylinder comp.
Recommended oil
3) Apply Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) to the new O-
ring and the backup ring. Install the O-ring and backup ring
on the free piston.
4) Apply Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) to the
circumference of the free piston and push it in the piston
rod chamber slowly until it bottoms out.
NOTICE
Install the backup ring on the free piston with care not to
break it.
15-42
3 (1.0 fl oz.) of the Automatic
Genuine Honda Automatic
Transmission Fluid (ATF)
DEXRON ® or equivalent.
[1] VICE
[1] FREE PISTON
[2] BACKUP
RING
[3] O-RING
[4]
CYLINDER
COMP.
[2]
CYLINDER
COMP.
(ATF)