About to go crazy.....

[F18]

1948 8N Hydraulics rebuild.

Hello, I purchased Zane's kit and cant seem to get past page seven. Here is my problem. It says to place in draft mode position the arms "up" and move the touch control handle up.
My touch control handle moves freely a few inches then starts to compress the control srring onto the LP of the lift control arm. I get two inches at most then the spring compresses. I am for a loss. How does one rotate the touch control handle full up?

Please see enclosed pictures. I will send ten bucks to the first person who can figure this out.!!

Note: the handle (touch control) in not frozen rotates smoothly.

 

[F18]

The bottom picture with my hand on the control handle is as far up as it will go. Note the spring is starting to compress on the LP pad.

Brian

 

[mhb@ufe]

Your lift arms are not up.

MARK

 

[F18]

Hello Mark,

I seem to have published the picture of the arms down. Trust me, with the arms up I have the exact same problem (just went out and checked)

 

[mhb@ufe]

That picture shows the arms down with the cam pin on the cam. With the arms up that changes the position of the cam so that you should gain travel on the lever before the pin hits the cam. Does the control arm pivot freely?

Mark

 

[mhb@ufe]

The first picture shows the cam pin away from the cam. If it doesn't pivot up to the cam some thing is binding.

Mark

 

[F18]

Never tried a video upload, let's hope it works.

Yes, the control arm and just about everything moves smoothly.

Brian

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 15:43:37 01/09/12) The first picture shows the cam pin away from the cam. If it doesn't pivot up to the cam some thing is binding.

Mark

s mfb says, you must have the cam follower pin in contact with the cam. As he said, it is not in correct position in first picture.