Steer Cylinder Repair - JLG 26MRT Service & Maintenance

SECTION 2 - PROCEDURES

2.11 STEER CYLINDER REPAIR

Removal
Before beginning this procedure, ensure that the parking
brake is engaged and the rear wheels are chocked.
1. Tag and disconnect the hydraulic lines to the steer
cylinder, then cap the steer cylinder hydraulic lines
and ports.
2. At each steer spindle, remove the bolt and lock nut
securing the steer cylinder to the spindle.
3. When the steer cylinder is disconnected from the
steer spindles, turn each wheel by hand to give
clearance to remove the steer cylinder from the front
axle.
4. Carefully lift the steer cylinder until the cylinder
mounting block clears the mounting slot in the bot-
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Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY OF THE CYLINDER SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON
A CLEAN WORK SURFACE IN A DIRT FREE WORK AREA.
Figure 2-12. Steer Cylinder Assembly
– JLG Sizzor –
tom of the axle, then slowly remove the cylinder from
the axle and place it in a suitable work area.
1. Place the cylinder barrel into a suitable holding fix-
ture.
2. Using a suitable chain wrench, carefully remove the
cylinder head retainer from one end of the cylinder
barrel.
3. Attach a suitable pulling device to one end of the
cylinder rod.
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