10278L
SW-Stahl GmbH
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13. ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
Periodically (every 3 months, or when it is necessary),
clean the sliding columns form dust, earth etc. with a
little bit of lithium-base grease.
NEVER LUBRICATE the sliding parts
(columns) with GREASES, OILS,
DETERGENS or SVITOL.
14. EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE
Extraordinary maintenance operations are to be carried
out by qualified personnel; it is advisable to refer to
authorized dealers for repairing operations and original
spare parts.
15. ACCESSORIES
NOT INCLUDED
15.1 Vice
15.2 Disassembling using - Vice
Always refer to the car manifacturer’s service
instructions or proprietary manual to estabilish the
current procedures and data. This product information
sets details of the applications and the use of the tools
only with the purpose of a generic guide.
It is advisable to unlock the nuts of shock absorbers’
cap before using the machine 10278L in order to easy
working operations. Some automotive manufacturers
prescribes to unlock the clamp nuts of the caps before
dismounting the shock absorbers from the car.
Block the strut of the shock absorber inside the vice in
order to center it on the machine (see fig. 5).
Put the small arms near the spring and insert the upper
vices in the first coil available.
After having found the right position of the spring on the
vice and after having adjusted the upper vices, block
the adjustable arms (fig.4) locking the screws behind
the case with the key supplied.
Compress the spring using the foot control lever only
to release the pressure that the spring it-self exert on
the cap.
Remove the blocking cup form the shock absorber
unscrewing the nut. Discharge the compression of the
spring and replace the old shaft with the new one.
15.3 Assembling using vice
For assembling make the contrary operations of the
disassembling. Put the new spring in the same position
where the old one was. Press the foot control lever in
order to make the spring stuck to the blocking cap.
Block the cap to the shaft of the shock absorber
screwing the proper nut.
Now the shock absorber is mounted, use the foot
control lever to release completely the spring, then
move the arms on the outside and remove the shock
absorber now reassembled thanks to the machine
10278L.
16. LUBRIFICATION OF THE DEVICE
Always use of an air line lubricator with these tools.
We recommend the following Filter-Lubricator-
Regulator Unit.
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