New hydraulic steering install hooking up rams
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New hydraulic steering install hooking up rams
Installing a new IMCO full hydraulic system, so far pretty easy install. Got the wing plates mounted and the triangle ram plate. Rams were shipped fully collapsed, any tricks on how to get them pulled out. Tried with none of the lines hooked up just couldn' t get the it to move at all. I was just thinking on waiting until the rest of it was hooked up and getting a little pressure on them. As they sit now I can't get them hooked up to the wingplates. I also tried putting a pipe in the eyelet and pulling pretty good on the rams...... nothing.
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That's what I am thinking too. Even tried turning them a few times in both directions thinking they might be in a shipping lock...no dice.
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You might have got a set that had tight seals, there was some Rams that Imco used a different set of seals and made the Rams extremely tight and hard to move. We had this problem on a new set and we sent them back and they resealed them and they were much better.
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OK I did eat wheaties....that didn't help
Compressed air....that didn't help
Tried just putting pressure to the extend side, nothing I am at a loss.
Compressed air....that didn't help
Tried just putting pressure to the extend side, nothing I am at a loss.
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