STAY BOLTS TIGHTENING

  1. REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE CAP OF THE STAY BOLTS.
  2. CHECK THE LOOSE STAY BOLT NUT BY THE HELP OF THE TOMMY BAR. IF LOOSE NUT IS FOUND THEN UNSCREW THE NUT UNTIL A GAP OCCURS BETWEEN THE CYLINDER FRAME AND THE NUT.
  3. LOOSEN AND UNSCREW THE NUT ON THE OPPOSITE STAY BOLT.
  4. CHECK THE LENGTH OF THE BOLT FROM HEAD TO THE CYLINDER FRAME. IF THE LENGTH IS NO REACHED THAT MEANS STAY BOLT IS NOT PROPERLY SCREWED ON THE BED PLATE.
  5. APPLY THE SCREW AND THE COUNTER NUT IN THE THREAD IN THE TOP OF THE STAY BOLT AND TURN THE STAY BOLT UNTIL THAT REQUIRED LENGTH IS REACHED.
  6. RETIGHTENED THE BOLTS IN PAIRS IN ATHWART DIRECTION FROM FORE TO AFT.
  7. CLEAN THE CONTACT FACE AND MOUNT THE HYDRAULIC TOOL ON THE PAIR OF STAY BOLT POSITIONED OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER.
  8. CONNECT HYDRAULIC PUMP BY HOSE AND 2 STAY BOLTS ARE TIGHTENED IN ONE OPERATION.
  9. MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE AND USE TOMMY BAR TO TIGHTENED THE STAY BOLT NUTS. BEFORE RELIEVING THE PRESSURE CHECK BY FEELER GAUGE THAT NUT BEAR TO CONTACT FACES.
  10. WHEN ALL STAY BOLTS ARE RETIGHTENED, CONNECT HYDRAULIC TOOL TO THE FIRST PAIR OF STAY BOLT TIGHTENED.
  11. TIGHTENED BELOW 10% OF THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE AND CHECK THAT THE STAY BOLTS ARE LOOSE OR NOT.
  12. IF STAY BOLTS ARE NOT LOOSE THEN TIGHTEN THE STAY BOLTS CONCERNED TO THE MOUNTING PRESSURE.
  13. IF STAY BOLTS ARE LOOSE THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS.
  14. AFTER COMPLETING THE TIGHTENING THEN PUT THE PROTECTIVE CAP BACK.

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